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fermenting Ideal temperature for fermenting

robanero7

robanero7

Hey pepper heads,
 
Any one have different results fermenting in the winter and summer? Sometimes my jars won't show any signs of progress when it's cold in the house. Once, I moved ferment jar that was almost two weeks old to a cabinet above my oven. Then within days I had bubbles! It just makes me curious what the ideal room temperature should be.
 
FYI - I'm doing wild ferments only, no starters.
 
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In the past winter has always been slower and the bubbles finer, sometimes didnt even know its fermented out, didnt check every day. I preferred lower temps ferments, I found it tastes better. It also depends on the yeast I found, so lots of variables.
 
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Warmer temps help to ferment faster.  I've heard room temps 70F+ are the best and from limited personal experience, warmer temps (70-75F) definitely get the bubbles going faster. 
 
Cabinet over the oven, on top of the water heater, I have one going right in front of a wall heater....
 
No idea if low/slow temps makes a difference in the taste as Dragonsfire says.  Gotta go with that voice of experience for that. 
 
For wild ferments, I think I'd want it to get going fairly quickly to reduce the risk of BadBugs getting a hold and tanking the whole thing. 
 
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