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I used White Labs San Francisco Lager yeast without a starter. I have not used a starter for any of my other beers, some of which came to 1.012, but is sounds like this yeast may need the starter. Is that common for all lagers? It stayed near a constant 60 degrees in my garage in San Francisco.

I just bottled my first California Common ale and the FG was 1.020 after 4 weeks in the primary at 60 degrees. Is this usual for this yeast type/beer type or do I have broken bottles cleanup in my future? I primed with 3/4 cup of cane sugar and I took the FG reading after priming. What can I...