Recent content by bburns

I'm in!

I'm in

I took a shot at a Widmer Drifter Pale Ale clone a few weeks ago. I followed this thread and converted it to a partial mash/extract version in BeerSmith. Volume: 5 gals Yeast: Safale US-05 Boil Type: Partial Mash Partial Mash Ingredients: 5.0 lbs. Pale Liquid Malt...

Just a quick follow-up. I let the beer lager for four weeks at 33 degF. Final gravity measured at 1.02. I also decided to purchase a kegging setup as well. Much easier than bottling! :) Beer actually turned out fairly good considering. It's a little sweet, very smooth, and strong. Definitely...

Well I just decided to break down and buy a chest freezer and Johnson Controls thermostat for a fermentation chamber. I'll try to recover this one by lagering at 40F for several weeks and see what happens. At least now I can have better control over fermentation temps.

So is there anything I can do to save this beer? Pitch more yeast? Or should just transfer to secondary let it clear then bottle?

This is my first post. I've been lurking for a while and this site great with so much information. This is my seventh batch and first lager. Anyway, I've got a Oktoberfest fermentation issue I need help with... First off, I don't have lagering capabilities. That being said, the wife still...