yetanothersteve
Active Member
According to the instructions on the tube, "add to 5 gallons of aerated must or wort at 70-75F. Keep at this temperature until fermentation begins."
I saw my first bubble in the airlock about 14 hours after pitching, 72F inside fermenter, and left it in the 68F kitchen until 22 hours had passed and it was around 70F inside the fermenter. The bubbling was around 1 bubble per 3 seconds at 22 hours.
At 22 hours I took the fermenter to the garage and it was down to 68F inside fermenter after about 30 hours. Continuous bubbling now.
Inside fermenter temperature has slowly worked down to around 58F. as I approach day 6 after pitching. Bubbles are about once every 3-4 seconds again.
Did I keep it above 70F too long? Should I have moved it to the cold of the garage on sight of the first bubble at 14 hours?
I plan on dumping trub after primary and leaving in the garage until 4 weeks have passed after fermentation began and then I will bottle and let bottle condition for 3 weeks. It is a California Common (Steam beer) by the way and chosen for my first lager from my hope that it would handle some mistakes better than a pilsner or German lager and those yeasts would.
I saw my first bubble in the airlock about 14 hours after pitching, 72F inside fermenter, and left it in the 68F kitchen until 22 hours had passed and it was around 70F inside the fermenter. The bubbling was around 1 bubble per 3 seconds at 22 hours.
At 22 hours I took the fermenter to the garage and it was down to 68F inside fermenter after about 30 hours. Continuous bubbling now.
Inside fermenter temperature has slowly worked down to around 58F. as I approach day 6 after pitching. Bubbles are about once every 3-4 seconds again.
Did I keep it above 70F too long? Should I have moved it to the cold of the garage on sight of the first bubble at 14 hours?
I plan on dumping trub after primary and leaving in the garage until 4 weeks have passed after fermentation began and then I will bottle and let bottle condition for 3 weeks. It is a California Common (Steam beer) by the way and chosen for my first lager from my hope that it would handle some mistakes better than a pilsner or German lager and those yeasts would.