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Thanks for all the info guys. I raised the temperature in my cooler to 70 for ~40 hours. Then I transfered to a secondary. It has been in the cooler, set at 40, for a week now. I plan on leaving in there for at least two more weeks before kegging.

Thanks for the information! Just waiting for 10 days, or for fermentation to all but stop, was what I was thinking, but I did not want to ruin the beer. It is good to hear that I was on the right path. When you raise the temperature do you do it all at once or gradually? Right now my fermenter...

I brewed my first lager (a simple marzen) 8 days ago. I have read about the diacetyl rest and how to do it. My question is when do I need to start it? Right now I still have a very active fermentation with a nice krausen but I am nearing the point where I need to start the rest (at least...