I brewed my first lager last weekend, Sam Adams Noble Pils Clone. Hit the numbers and pitched the right amount of yeast. Per the Wyeast package I started it at 68* and 12 hours later it was going like crazy so I took the temperature down to 50*. The OG was 1.045 and I am looking for it to finish around 1.011. Today, we are at 1.016 so I have decided to start the diaceytl rest. I have set the temperature at 65* which it should reach this evening. Now the questions:
1. Some say rest for 48 hours, some say until it reaches FG? Which is the way to go? And if I just do it 48 hours and start back down to lager temperature, should I stop and 50* and wait until FG?
2. When I am done with the rest, lower the temperature 2 degrees a day or just take it down to my target?
3. My keg fridge is at about 34*, okay to just lager at that temperature?
4. How do I know when the lager is done? Some say 4 weeks, some say 2, some say as soon as it clears?
This site has been invaluable for my since I started brewing, I am about to enter my 4th contest. While the beers aren't good enough that I expect to win, before I started reading these forums, they weren't good enough to enter.
Thank you all!
1. Some say rest for 48 hours, some say until it reaches FG? Which is the way to go? And if I just do it 48 hours and start back down to lager temperature, should I stop and 50* and wait until FG?
2. When I am done with the rest, lower the temperature 2 degrees a day or just take it down to my target?
3. My keg fridge is at about 34*, okay to just lager at that temperature?
4. How do I know when the lager is done? Some say 4 weeks, some say 2, some say as soon as it clears?
This site has been invaluable for my since I started brewing, I am about to enter my 4th contest. While the beers aren't good enough that I expect to win, before I started reading these forums, they weren't good enough to enter.
Thank you all!