I'm brewing my first lager and so far so good with primary fermentation.
According to my refractometer I have gone from 11.4 brix at 75 degrees to 7.1 brix at 50 degrees. So I think I am close to the end of primary fermentation. It has been about 3 weeks.
From what I've read I should go to 60 degrees for 48hrs next to do the "diacetyl rest", then bring it back down to 40 degrees for the remaining 4-6 weeks. Is this the idea?
Also, I am fermenting in a conical fermenter (Blichmann). Should I remove the yeast and trub after the diacetyl rest and let it condition in the conical? Is there any downside to moving the beer to corny kegs for conditioning? I would like to free up my conical for the next batch if this won't compromise the one I'm doing now.
Lastly, towards the end of conditioning I am thinking of filtering my beer from one corny keg to another using CO2 and a cartridge filter system. I know this is not essential but I want my beer to look super clean. Any suggestions on when and how to go about this.
Thanks
According to my refractometer I have gone from 11.4 brix at 75 degrees to 7.1 brix at 50 degrees. So I think I am close to the end of primary fermentation. It has been about 3 weeks.
From what I've read I should go to 60 degrees for 48hrs next to do the "diacetyl rest", then bring it back down to 40 degrees for the remaining 4-6 weeks. Is this the idea?
Also, I am fermenting in a conical fermenter (Blichmann). Should I remove the yeast and trub after the diacetyl rest and let it condition in the conical? Is there any downside to moving the beer to corny kegs for conditioning? I would like to free up my conical for the next batch if this won't compromise the one I'm doing now.
Lastly, towards the end of conditioning I am thinking of filtering my beer from one corny keg to another using CO2 and a cartridge filter system. I know this is not essential but I want my beer to look super clean. Any suggestions on when and how to go about this.
Thanks