Fermenting Beer And Temperature

"One of the most overlooked aspects of making great beer is the fermentation temperature. In fact, fermentation temperature is one of the most significant factors in determining the final quality of the beer.

If your fermentor is too cold then your fermentation may never take off, or it may be sluggish and give out before the beer is fully fermented. If your fermentation is too hot, then the yeast will produce off-tasting chemicals that might make your beer taste a little bit like bananas. A hot fermentation can also cause the yeast to speed up too much, and starve out – also leading to an incomplete fermentation.

The best way to ensure a full and complete fermentation is to keep the temperature right in the sweet spot for the strain you are using, and to keep the temperature very stable."

http://drunkmansguide.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/homebrewing-%E2%80%93-fermentation-temperature/

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I could refer to this for the fermentation of the rice. I'm pretty sure that the fermentation process still occurs, no matter what is fermenting!