Hi Guys,
I am fermenting my first Belgian Strong Ale. I am using WL 570 and am following Jamil's temperature schedule from BCS. I pitched the 1L starter at 66 degrees and am letting it warm up about 2 degrees every day for a week. Jamil recommends letting it get up to 82 degres. My question is what do I do after 1 week? I usually let my beers sit in the primary for 3 weeks. Do I keep the temp at 82 for two more weeks? Drop it down slowly? I know eventually I am going to essentially "lager" for a month or so to drop the yeast out. Can I start the process after one week? Thanks. Al
I am fermenting my first Belgian Strong Ale. I am using WL 570 and am following Jamil's temperature schedule from BCS. I pitched the 1L starter at 66 degrees and am letting it warm up about 2 degrees every day for a week. Jamil recommends letting it get up to 82 degres. My question is what do I do after 1 week? I usually let my beers sit in the primary for 3 weeks. Do I keep the temp at 82 for two more weeks? Drop it down slowly? I know eventually I am going to essentially "lager" for a month or so to drop the yeast out. Can I start the process after one week? Thanks. Al