Brewnoob1 said:If you're going into lager temps...why not lager?
I don't want to wait 35 years to drink the beer! Haha.
Or a Kolsch! I just fermented one in the 55-ish basement and am now lagering it in the cold mud room.
This time of year might be perfect to ferment lagers and hybrid beers- mid to low 50s in my basement. Lager in my keezer that I am about to put together or my mini fridge. Brilliant!
If you want to brew up normal ales then look around for ale yeast that can ferment lower: Notty, wy1728, etc. They do sell heating devices for carboys too.
Personally, I make way more than I can drink in any realistic amount of time. So I don't mind as much; I'm fixin to make a maibock soon. The bock is from "brewing classic styles" it looked great.
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