Hi All:
This weekend I made a Kolsch using WYeast 2565 and I am fermenting on the lower end of the yeasts temp range (around 56-58 degrees F) by using the swamp cooler method. (My chest freezer is tied up currently lagering a Munich Helles).
Anyhow, I was wondering how long I should leave it in the swamp cooler at this time range? I plan to leave it in the fermenter for 4 weeks before racking to a keg and lagering for another month.
A little more background, my basements ambient temp is about 65 degrees, but that will more than likely drop as we are getting a below freezing cold front moving through for the next week or so.
Would it be irrational to let it sit in the cooler for a week, than let the temp warm up to about 60, take it out of the cooler, then move to ambient temp (roughly 65)?
The reason I ask is I am not too sure if it is bad to leave stagnate water sitting for a month.
Thanks for the input.
:cheers: