I'm planning to make a zywiec porter ("Beer Captured") clone soon. Don't have lager yeast but will be using ale yeast (Wyeast 1056) - recipe states this substitute will produce a good porter (albeit somewhat different from the original recipe).
Questions I have:
- Lager yeast recipe assumes approx 5 week fermentation - would use of Wyeast 1056 assume typical 2 week ale fermentation? Would there be a benefit to having a longer fermentation for the "ale" version of the recipe (>2 wks, >3wk)?
- Would you keep this fermentation at relatively low temp for ale yeast (perhaps closer to 65F)?
Questions I have:
- Lager yeast recipe assumes approx 5 week fermentation - would use of Wyeast 1056 assume typical 2 week ale fermentation? Would there be a benefit to having a longer fermentation for the "ale" version of the recipe (>2 wks, >3wk)?
- Would you keep this fermentation at relatively low temp for ale yeast (perhaps closer to 65F)?