CBMbrewer
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On the 28th of September I brewed a weizenbock and it has now floculated after just over a week fermenting at 62F.
I want to brew an ipa and an alt within the next couple of weeks.
I will be using wyeast 1007 for the alt and for sake of money would like to split the smack pack into 2 different starters and step them up in order to have enough yeast to pitch both the alt and the ipa.
I have read that this yeast can be good for ipas but in general is best fermented cool (58-62F). it stays around 70F in my house right now so I have the weizenbock in my temp controlled lay down freezer. unfortunately the freezer is only big enough to hold one other carboy. I can however put one carboy in the fridge but this does not have a good temp controller and stays at about 55F consistently.
As I understand it cold conditioning for a weizenbock can be beneficial but how soon would be too soon to move the weizenbock into the fridge for a while to make room for the alt and ipa in the freezer?
If I can do this soon, i.e. when it hits its final gravity I will have plenty of time to ferment the ipa, bottle it and then lager the alt.
All in all my question is: when can I move the weizenbock to the fridge and for how long?
Thanks in advance.
I want to brew an ipa and an alt within the next couple of weeks.
I will be using wyeast 1007 for the alt and for sake of money would like to split the smack pack into 2 different starters and step them up in order to have enough yeast to pitch both the alt and the ipa.
I have read that this yeast can be good for ipas but in general is best fermented cool (58-62F). it stays around 70F in my house right now so I have the weizenbock in my temp controlled lay down freezer. unfortunately the freezer is only big enough to hold one other carboy. I can however put one carboy in the fridge but this does not have a good temp controller and stays at about 55F consistently.
As I understand it cold conditioning for a weizenbock can be beneficial but how soon would be too soon to move the weizenbock into the fridge for a while to make room for the alt and ipa in the freezer?
If I can do this soon, i.e. when it hits its final gravity I will have plenty of time to ferment the ipa, bottle it and then lager the alt.
All in all my question is: when can I move the weizenbock to the fridge and for how long?
Thanks in advance.