MaynardX
Well-Known Member
"Re-posting here. Might have had the wrong forum."
I brewed my second lager a couple weeks ago (A Munich Helles using wlp833). My first lager had a bit of diacetyl left in it, so I made sure that didn't happen this time, except I might have pulled it out of refridgeration too early!
I pitched arount 60 degs and set the fermenter in a chest freezer set at 50 degs. I had signs of fermentation in under 24 hours. After 8 days of fermentation, bubbles from the air lock slowed down to 1 every 6 seconds, so I pulled them out of the chest freezer to let them warm up to room temp (about 65 degs).
The next day, the bubbles were up to 2-3 per second and four days later, they have all but stopped (1 every minute or so). Now, I know I screwed up by not taking a gravity reading, but does anyone experienced with lagers have any thoughts on whether or not I will get much ester formation? I am assuming I will....
I brewed my second lager a couple weeks ago (A Munich Helles using wlp833). My first lager had a bit of diacetyl left in it, so I made sure that didn't happen this time, except I might have pulled it out of refridgeration too early!
I pitched arount 60 degs and set the fermenter in a chest freezer set at 50 degs. I had signs of fermentation in under 24 hours. After 8 days of fermentation, bubbles from the air lock slowed down to 1 every 6 seconds, so I pulled them out of the chest freezer to let them warm up to room temp (about 65 degs).
The next day, the bubbles were up to 2-3 per second and four days later, they have all but stopped (1 every minute or so). Now, I know I screwed up by not taking a gravity reading, but does anyone experienced with lagers have any thoughts on whether or not I will get much ester formation? I am assuming I will....