First let me say don’t worry, it will be fine. There are some variables here. The temperature will not only change the fermentation time but also change how our beer tastes. If it was warm,it will take off and ferment faster. This is not good for the taste though. The kit instructions say to pitch the yeast at 78° or lower. That is really high. Somewhere in the mid to low 60s would be better but not always easy to obtain when you first start. Search here or Google swamp cooler.
I brewed my own version of the Red Thursday. Kind of a big brother to it since the original gravity (OG) is 1.056 instead of the kit 1.044. I’m not even worried about how it’s doing yet even though the bubbling has slowed. That brings up hydrometers. Some of the brewing starter kit packages do not seem to have a hydrometer included. A terrible mistake. This is how you can tell if your beer is still fermenting or done. Take a look at this thread about hydrometers Hydrometers You need one, here is how to use one
Best bet if you don’t have a hydrometer is to take a quick peek if you are using a bucket and can’t see what is going on. There should be a ring of crud from the Kreuzen (foam) from fermenting. If there is still foam on top, it’s still active. If it looks like it has been active, don’t worry and give it another week anyway. The waiting is the hardest part (thanks Tom Petty). If it doesn’t look like anything happened post back here and we will try to help.
