wfowlks
Well-Known Member
So I did some reading up on lagers, and I had a few questions, but I just wanted to go through the overall process to make sure that I wasn't messing up. I am planning on brewing this on Wednesday. An Authentic Oktoberfest lager:
10 gallon batch
Starter:
1 vial of WLP820 (LHBS only had 1 vial left)
1 Gallon starter @ 1.045 OG
Re-pitched to 2nd starter:
1.5 gallons @ 1.5 gallons
Recipe & Brewing:
7 lbs Vienna Malt
7.5 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Dark Munich Malt
10.25 lbs Pilsner 2 row
1.5 oz Hallertauer @ 60 min
2 oz Tettnang @ 45 min
Est OG: 1.066
Fermentation:
Pitching and fermenting at 55 degrees (WLP said: 52-58°F).
Then I read that when it is 10-15 points away from FG bring it up to about 60 degrees for a Diacetyl rest, for 24 hours.
What is a point? is it .001 so like if I had a FG of 1.015, that would be at like 1.025 - 1.30?
Then after that move it to a secondary, and then lager for 12 days per 2 degrees Plato of OG. Which in my case would be: 192 days (16.04 Plato x 12 days). Or just over 6 months! Is that normal?! I got the number of days to lager from the book "New Brewing Lager Beer".
Then keg as normal.
Did I forget anything? Or did I get something confused. Thanks for all the help in advanced
10 gallon batch
Starter:
1 vial of WLP820 (LHBS only had 1 vial left)
1 Gallon starter @ 1.045 OG
Re-pitched to 2nd starter:
1.5 gallons @ 1.5 gallons
Recipe & Brewing:
7 lbs Vienna Malt
7.5 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Dark Munich Malt
10.25 lbs Pilsner 2 row
1.5 oz Hallertauer @ 60 min
2 oz Tettnang @ 45 min
Est OG: 1.066
Fermentation:
Pitching and fermenting at 55 degrees (WLP said: 52-58°F).
Then I read that when it is 10-15 points away from FG bring it up to about 60 degrees for a Diacetyl rest, for 24 hours.
What is a point? is it .001 so like if I had a FG of 1.015, that would be at like 1.025 - 1.30?
Then after that move it to a secondary, and then lager for 12 days per 2 degrees Plato of OG. Which in my case would be: 192 days (16.04 Plato x 12 days). Or just over 6 months! Is that normal?! I got the number of days to lager from the book "New Brewing Lager Beer".
Then keg as normal.
Did I forget anything? Or did I get something confused. Thanks for all the help in advanced