J jrecords Member Joined Feb 25, 2007 Messages 24 Reaction score 0 Location Lawrence, KS May 4, 2007 #1 After bottling should I condition my steam beer at the same temperature as I fermented at (about 49F)? what will yield the best result?
After bottling should I condition my steam beer at the same temperature as I fermented at (about 49F)? what will yield the best result?
Beerrific Well-Known Member Joined Mar 4, 2007 Messages 5,536 Reaction score 65 Location Georgia May 5, 2007 #2 I think I remember someone saying that for a lager you can prime at room temperature.
B BrewFrick Well-Known Member Joined Feb 5, 2007 Messages 251 Reaction score 4 May 5, 2007 #3 Steam beer is beer that is fermented with lager yeast at ale temperatures, so this would not be a steam beer but a lager, and you need to "lager" it at a mid 30 degree temp after a room temp carbonation.
Steam beer is beer that is fermented with lager yeast at ale temperatures, so this would not be a steam beer but a lager, and you need to "lager" it at a mid 30 degree temp after a room temp carbonation.
OP OP J jrecords Member Joined Feb 25, 2007 Messages 24 Reaction score 0 Location Lawrence, KS May 5, 2007 #4 the recipe I got from "Joy of Homebrewing" called for fermentation at 50F so I followed that