I have 1 fridge that is temp controlled that hold 10 gallons.I would like to transfer the 10 gallons after fermentation to somewhere that is not controlled. I was wondering after fermentation has completed would temp fluctuation have any affect on final product.
If you mean after attenuation is done, but before bottling/kegging, typical room temps would be generally okay. But how much fluctuation are you talking about?
Should be okay. Though I wouldn't leave the beer in the high 70s for too long, just because the higher the temp, the faster beers stales.
Max would be one week. I just want the pipeline to move a bit faster. Two weeks mid 60's and one week fluctuating .
70s is great for short term storage--especially if you're bottling the beer. This will help ensure quick carbonation. I'd say your beer will be good for months in this temperature. If you're looking to tuck a few bottles away for years instead of months, cooler temps (50s) would be much more suitable.
Production breweries keep the bottle conditioned beers at 70F for a week so they carbonate properly. Then they go into cold storage at around 38F or so.
I'm thinking of doing the same thing soon, since I only have one fridge and it doubles as my kegerator. I'm about to kick my keg, so the plan is to brew three batches in a row, each spaced by one week, the last of which will be kegged. Each batch will get one week of temperature-controlled fermentation, and then will spend another week or so in my basement (which is pretty stable and probably around 70F right now) before getting bottled/kegged.
