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[Deerslyr]

Ok, so I brewed Denny's Rye IPA yesterday. I pitched the yeast at probably about 70 degrees and left the fermenter in the garage, which is in the low to mid 50's range. The website says 59 is the low range. Should I bring this inside the house to ferment? Has anyone used US-05 at this low temperature? I know we say that when it's fermenting, you should add 5 degrees, but it's not bubbling yet (not that I'd expect it to).Thoughts...Comments...Rants about US-05?

[ChicagoWaterGuy]

Ok, so I brewed Denny's Rye IPA yesterday. I pitched the yeast at probably about 70 degrees and left the fermenter in the garage, which is in the low to mid 50's range. The website says 59 is the low range. Should I bring this inside the house to ferment? Has anyone used US-05 at this low temperature? I know we say that when it's fermenting, you should add 5 degrees, but it's not bubbling yet (not that I'd expect it to).Thoughts...Comments...Rants about US-05?

You probably should have let the wort come down to the fermentation temp before you pitched the yeast. Starting at 70, then dropping the temp may have stunned the yeast.

[ncbeerbrewer]

You probably should have let the wort come down to the fermentation temp before you pitched the yeast. Starting at 70, then dropping the temp may have stunned the yeast.

+1. Agreed while Us-05 is very neutral I always make sure to get the wort down to fermentation temperature before yeast pitching. Now I go about 4 degrees lower and let it warm up to ferment temp too. If you didn't shock the yeast it will surely take longer at the low end like that too. Give it another day and a half and see what it does from there. You might be alright still.

[Stout_fan]

My 25 gallons of Black Cat is at 59°F and fermenting happily, but slowly.

[Deerslyr]

My 25 gallons of Black Cat is at 59°F and fermenting happily, but slowly.

If it's not showing any activity by late tonight, I might bring it in for the evening to get it going and then take it back out to the garage. I'm looking forward to this spring so I can purchase a chest freezer and temp controller.

[Thirsty]

If your garage is in the low to mid 50s and you had a long lag time, I would just bring it in to where it is warm, and keep it there. Just as bad as non-optimal ferm temps, are major temp swings. If your low to mid 50s was say 57-58, and you had a normal lag time, and a nice strong ferment, then the garage would be a plus- but you didnt, I really think it needs to warm up and stay at a steady temp to finish out, once it does start up. Maybe swirl the fermenter and get it somewhere 66-68 ish.

[Steve Urquell]

I tried to ferment a beer a while back at 58F with s-05. Pitched at 60 and put in chamber at 58F. After about 48 hrs of no activity, I warmed it up to 65 and it started. I haven't tried to ferment with it that cool since.

[chadm75]

I brewed a batch of Sneaky Big Blonde Ale a couple weeks ago using US-05 and was fermenting it at 63 degrees. It's in the secondary at 40 degrees right now so I'm expecting it to finish very smooth and clean.

[BarelyBrews]

I was looking at the temps on this yeast myself yesterday, my basement is cold.Mid-50's .I have been starting mine around 60 degrees, and the temp goes to around 64 max temp during fermentation i noticed. For me its been nice not having to worry about the high temp as much.However,if i started at 58 or less i would worry . So far its my go-to yeast.

[Deerslyr]

I was looking at the temps on this yeast myself yesterday, my basement is cold.Mid-50's .I have been starting mine around 60 degrees, and the temp goes to around 64 max temp during fermentation i noticed. For me its been nice not having to worry about the high temp as much.However,if i started at 58 or less i would worry . So far its my go-to yeast.

When I got home last night, the temp in the garage was 57. There was a bit of krausen, but I brought it in anyways. I'll keep it in the house for a few days and then move it back to the cooler garage. We keep the house at about 66.