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Sunday I brewed my first Batch, an all-grain Wee heavy.
Was this your first batch of Wee Heavy or your first all-grain batch ever? If first ever, then kudos for jumping into the deep end!
Fermenting at 77°F plus the heat generated during active fermentation, I'd recommend following Ward's advice for cooling your fermenter. Google "Swamp Cooler" to get an visual of what we are talking about. With full swamp cooler setup you put a towel or t-shirt on the fermenter and blow a fan on it for evaporation. However, I expect you've got high humidity in Brazil so, you wouldn't get too much cooling from evaporation. But, it couldn't hurt.
For most beers I do not transfer to secondary. However a Wee Heavy benefits from many months of bulk aging in a fermenter. So I rack to a secondary vessel after a month in primary. It's not a requirement, so if you can't, then don't worry about it.
And welcome to the forum!