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Oh no. my latest batch. came out as a 1.040. way too hoppy, too watery, and now its 80 degrees inside the area where i ferment. It was supposed to be a red but ended up being a brown.... if it's a 1.04 will it even be drinkable?

My $0.02 it will be a drinkable "session" beer. What gravity where you shooting for?
If you were really way off, let us know the process so we can see what wnt wrong.
Also, the hoppiness well subsided with age.
Also, I would put your fermenter in some sort of water bath even if it is only 2" of water and use a wet t-shirt to help keep the temps down. Maybe throw in a few trays of ice as well.
Good luck.

Yeah, that's a high gravity.

If you see a gravity like that in the future, then don't botle it. Just let it sit for another week or possibly pitch some more yeast to see if you can get it to attenuate out.

80 is pretty high. You're going to get some strong esters, and possibly a sour taste with that.

Your next batch, let's work on it together. Tell us the recipie that you're going to be using, the volume you want, etc. Perhaps we can all help out.

ooh, I thought he mentiohed he started at 1.040.
If he ended at 1.040, then +1 on GBob as Buffalonians can do no wrong. Also if you bottle at 1.040 you may have bottle bombs.
Cheers.

just keg it and serve it to your mother in law.