Lagering in a Keg - Page 6

**flabyboy** · 01-09-2012, 02:54 PM

A little bit off topic, but what happens if you drop the temp down to 32-34 degrees and the global warming kicks in and you start having 50 degree days in Jan in MN!!!! I lager in my garage and regulate the temp with in floor heating. This is usually very easy when it's 10-20 degrees out. I had my latest lager all snuggled in at 34 degrees and bam we get 50 degree weather. Now my garage is fluctuating between 40-48 degrees. Is this going to cause any off flavored in my yummy Surlyfest clone?

**ajdelange** · 01-09-2012, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by flabyboy

A little bit off topic, but what happens if you drop the temp down to 32-34 degrees and the global warming kicks in and you start having 50 degree days in Jan in MN!!!!

The opposite happened to me. We had a cold snap (as there has been a fair number of these in the last few years the alarmists have changed to the now more politically correct "climate change" but it is still George Busg's fault) a couple of weeks back and it got so cold in the brewery that the yeast I had working on a stout went to sleep too early and I only got an ADF of a bit over 60%. Dry this beer is not.

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Originally Posted by flabyboy

Now my garage is fluctuating between 40-48 degrees. Is this going to cause any off flavored in my yummy Surlyfest clone?

Doubt it will cause a serious or even noticeable problem though it will probably taste a little different than it would have if the temp had stayed uniformly cold.

wildwest450 · 01-09-2012, 05:06 PM

Unfortunately this place always preached a 4-5F drop per day in lagers, that's what i've been doing after the d-rest. I will definitely try this way as i'm about to go hog wild on the lagers in January and February. I will say that my cap's turn out really well, but if they can be improved upon, so be it.