High Temp Fermentation yeasts or styles?

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  1. MonkeyBread

    MonkeyBread Maven (1,308) Apr 26, 2014 Nevada
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    Living in Las Vegas and soon approaching the very hot spring/summer months I'm trying to think how I can keep homebrewing in this period. I do not have a temperature control fridge and would really prefer not to run the air conditioner all day everyday just for homebrewing.

    Temperatures in a dark closet will typically get to low 80s in the summer. I know some ways to get a few degrees cooler would be a water bath or cool towel wrappings. Is there any type of yeast or Style that would be able to tolerate a fermentation as high as 80 degrees? I believe Belgian style yeasts tend to prefer a warmer fermentation temperature. Perhaps a Saison? Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks fellow BAs!
     
    #1 MonkeyBread, Mar 2, 2015
  2. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    Saison is the only one that can go that high.
     
    #2 Homebrew42, Mar 2, 2015
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  3. JoelClark

    JoelClark Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2014 Idaho

    Yep, your only bet is a traditional Belgian saison (WYeast 3724).
     
    #3 JoelClark, Mar 5, 2015
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  4. JoelClark

    JoelClark Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2014 Idaho

    I brewed a traditional Belgian saison last summer, and the yeast needed temperatures of 80+ F. to finish fermentation. Give yourself plenty of time, though. It took weeks for my saison to ferment completely.
     
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  5. jmarsh123

    jmarsh123 Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2010 Indiana
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    I've had great success with Wyeast 3711 at higher temps, but really as said above, any saison yeast should do fine. If you are capable of getting a little cooler, Wyeast 3068 produces a great banana flavor at 73.

    If you get a heat wave, you may also try something with lacto too
     
    #5 jmarsh123, Mar 5, 2015
  6. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
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