I'm thinking about trying a lager for my next beer. I don't have any carboys and it seems buckets as secondaries are frowned upon due to the large head space. The idea I had was after a week or two of primary fermentation, transfer to a corny to lager and age, then transfer from there to a bottling bucket to be bottled. Though I have the means to keg, I do not have a kegerator yet, so I still have to bottle for the time being.
The garage is where I let my beers ferment. Now, it's been around 57-58 degrees constant, so I thought I would take advantage of this and start doing some lagers. If this isn't ideal, I have no problems staying with ales. I just hate to have to splurge on 5 gallon carboys when I have a few empty cornies laying around.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I do have a temp controlled freezer in the garage. The freezer is set at 60, but it hasn't turned on much due to the temps staying just below that. I worry about doing more ales as the days start getting colder, hence my questions.
Thanks everybody.
The garage is where I let my beers ferment. Now, it's been around 57-58 degrees constant, so I thought I would take advantage of this and start doing some lagers. If this isn't ideal, I have no problems staying with ales. I just hate to have to splurge on 5 gallon carboys when I have a few empty cornies laying around.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I do have a temp controlled freezer in the garage. The freezer is set at 60, but it hasn't turned on much due to the temps staying just below that. I worry about doing more ales as the days start getting colder, hence my questions.
Thanks everybody.