Anybody got a problem with that?

[philbrasil]

So, tomorrow I will be brewing...the fact is, I have no more room at the fridge for fermenting so I will have to ferment at room temperature...and here in Brazil, that means something like 65 at night up to 80 in the middle of the day......Is that so bad that I can´t brew at all? From all the shows that I am watching everybody says for me not to ferment at these high temps.....but the fact is, if I sanitize and all, it can´t be that bad.....can it?

For that, what does one recommed? To use a lager yeas, or should I use an ale yeast?

[Ozbrewer]

time to brew a belgian

[bub]

Go belgian or ale... try to keep it as cool as possible if an ale.
DO NOT TRY TO BREW A LAGER AT THAT TEMP!!!
BUB

[philbrasil]

I am leaning towards a mild...

[brewgirl]

Well I am most definitally not the most experienced homebrewer but I live in Colorado (cold nights and hot days) and have brewed a few Ales with no temp control and they have all turned out fine.

Good luck!

[beer_bear]

I say go with ales also.
Can you do the trash can trick? Put your carbouy in a trash can and add water until it's about 3/4 the hight of your beer. This will help to stabilize the temp in the beer. I have found it also keeps it about 10 degrees cooler than room temp. Also try to keep it in the inside of the room as opposed to the outside wall. This also helps to keep it cooler.
Good luck.

[TWC3]

Use Ale yeast. What yeast do you have or plan on using? Try to keep the yeast in its fermentation range and you should be fine. From my experience it can make some beer that might have a really fruity profile and maybe some hot alcohol taste that can lead to headaches. Before I got temp control I would try to time the start of the fermentation during the coldest part of the day and then try to keep it cool with a wet towel in a bucket of water. Also remember that the temperature during the very active part of the fermentation process will naturally increase.

[barleypopmaker]

You could always do the t-shirt or towel trick to help keep the temps down. Just put a few inches of water in a basin, drape a wet t-shirt over the carboty so the bottom of the t-shirt is in the water, and let evaporation and the wick effect be your temperature control. Or you can even have a fan blowing on the we t-shirt to bring the temp down a few more degrees. I used that method with my California common and it worked fine and it's a dirty ass cheap way to keep the temps under control.