Fermentation Temperature for Imperial Stout

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  1. GodWeenSatan

    GodWeenSatan Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2015 Texas

    I'm brewing an Oaked Imperial Whiskey Stout today, I'm using White Labs Irish Ale Yeast. I just bought an Electronic Temperature Controller to plug up to my new fridge for fermenting and was curious what a good temperature would be to ferment this beer. I was thinking around 62°-65° but wanted other opinions
     
    #1 GodWeenSatan, Mar 31, 2016
  2. Seacoastbrewer

    Seacoastbrewer Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 New Hampshire

    #2 Seacoastbrewer, Mar 31, 2016
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  3. GodWeenSatan

    GodWeenSatan Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2015 Texas

    So should I set the temerature to about 55° since the temperature inside the fermenter gets about 10° warmer?
     
    #3 GodWeenSatan, Mar 31, 2016
  4. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    The other option is to attach the temperature probe to the fermenter; some folks then wrap the probe/fermenter up with bubble wrap. If you go this route then set the temperature for 65 degrees F.

    Cheers!
     
    #4 JackHorzempa, Mar 31, 2016
  5. GodWeenSatan

    GodWeenSatan Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2015 Texas

    That's not a bad idea. I just set it to 60° the probe sits right above the fermenter.
     
    #5 GodWeenSatan, Apr 1, 2016
  6. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I had irish ale get too hot and have a batch of ester ridden stout. I would suggest getting yourself a thermowell to accurately monitor your temps. I found one at my LHBS that is weldless. I drilled a hole in my bucket lid, put this thermowell in, and it works great. My next stout will not endure the same fate as my current batch.
     
    #6 SFACRKnight, Apr 1, 2016
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