Whats the right temperature for fermentation?
> A friend who homebrews told me that 60 was a very poor temperature for > fermentation, too cold for ale yeasts and not cold enough for lagering. Um, I’d kill for a consistent 60F. Most ale yeasts will perform just fine atthat temp (though you will find some that won’t), and you’ll get a much cleaner beer as a result. If your friend tells you to use some sort of heat-belt or something, you might want to consider finding a new source of advice. :-). You see, the higher temperatures cause the yeast to produce a lot more by-products, which all add their own flavours to the beer. So to some degree, it’s a matter for your own taste buds. Some folks like their ales to have this extra flavour, some don’t (though ales by definition should have some of this flavour). The key is that each yeast has a temperature or range of temperatures that it likes best. Many of these temperature ranges are well documented (for example on our yeast page). For many dry yeasts, though, it may require some trial
