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lackofstyl · 06-20-2007, 03:56 PM

I have never brewed with a lager yeast ,, and was wondering how long i should leave this batch in the primary, secondary and bottles. The white labs san-fran yeast is fermenting at 69 deg in its first week in the primary right now. Anybody familiar with this?

lackofstyl · 06-20-2007, 04:06 PM

I have never brewed with a lager yeast ,, and was wondering how long i should leave this batch in the primary, secondary and bottles. The white labs san-fran yeast is fermenting at 69 deg in its first week in the primary right now. Anybody familiar with this?

posted in ag/pm catagory by accident oops

thebull · 06-20-2007, 04:15 PM

I do it the same as any other ale style. One week in primary, one week in secondary, and plenty of time in the keg.

**Reverend JC** · 06-20-2007, 04:41 PM

Ferment times should be about the same, it is the temps and the lagering where things get alot different.

Rhoobarb · 06-20-2007, 05:21 PM

Yes, I'm familiar with that yeast strain. I brewed my Steam Beer last Saturday and it is fermenting pretty strongly right now. It's the second go round for this recipe.

This strain can handle warmer temps for a lager and, therefore, ferments out quicker than most lagers. Still, I found that if you ferment at cooler temps in the mid-50s, it will run ~2-3 weeks in primary, then another couple weeks in secondary.

**TheJadedDog** · 06-20-2007, 06:54 PM

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I am in the preliminary planning stages for a steam beer (will probably brew it sometime in the fall so I can get the right temps without too much fuss) so I'd be interested to hear any thoughts people have on the style, not just ferment times.