m1k3
Well-Known Member
Hi All-
I brewed my first lager 3 weeks ago today. OG was 1.104 (hence the name Mike's Enormous Bock), well that and the comedy value.
So, gravity today is 1.037 and it is a bit sweet to the taste. (not that I am complaining about 8.9%ABV... I just want to make sure it does not finish too sweet).
Brew Smith2 predicts a FG of 1.025 and that I am currently at 62% ADF.
The beer is still in a plastic bucket primary and is bubbling every 14 seconds.
The yeast cake on the bottom is now 3/4" thick.
Should I....
(1) Rouse the Yeast (keep in bucket primary)
(2) Rack to a Glass Carboy (leave the yeast behind)
(3) Rack to a keg (leave the yeast behind)
(4) Do nothing. Just wait.
(5) Warm it up. (it is already at 62F)
The reason why it is at 62F now is that I start my d-rest way to early (I said this was my first lager).
I pitched at 64F (that was a cool as the Blichmann Therminator would chill the wort).
The next morning it was down to 50F and I held it at 50F for a week. (my temp control was a ferm wrap heater in the very cold garage).
Then after one week, I thought I must be getting close and started to warm the fermeter 1F per day until it was 60F (for the d-rest).
I think I pitched a decent amount of yeast. I grew 1 SmackPack on a stir plate in 2L of 1.040 wort. Then taking half of that yeast I grew it up in a 4L starter.
Thanks!
Edit - The title was supposed to say Enormous Bock not Enormous Block - damn you autocorrect! I can't edit the title.
I brewed my first lager 3 weeks ago today. OG was 1.104 (hence the name Mike's Enormous Bock), well that and the comedy value.
So, gravity today is 1.037 and it is a bit sweet to the taste. (not that I am complaining about 8.9%ABV... I just want to make sure it does not finish too sweet).
Brew Smith2 predicts a FG of 1.025 and that I am currently at 62% ADF.
The beer is still in a plastic bucket primary and is bubbling every 14 seconds.
The yeast cake on the bottom is now 3/4" thick.
Should I....
(1) Rouse the Yeast (keep in bucket primary)
(2) Rack to a Glass Carboy (leave the yeast behind)
(3) Rack to a keg (leave the yeast behind)
(4) Do nothing. Just wait.
(5) Warm it up. (it is already at 62F)
The reason why it is at 62F now is that I start my d-rest way to early (I said this was my first lager).
I pitched at 64F (that was a cool as the Blichmann Therminator would chill the wort).
The next morning it was down to 50F and I held it at 50F for a week. (my temp control was a ferm wrap heater in the very cold garage).
Then after one week, I thought I must be getting close and started to warm the fermeter 1F per day until it was 60F (for the d-rest).
I think I pitched a decent amount of yeast. I grew 1 SmackPack on a stir plate in 2L of 1.040 wort. Then taking half of that yeast I grew it up in a 4L starter.
Thanks!
Edit - The title was supposed to say Enormous Bock not Enormous Block - damn you autocorrect! I can't edit the title.