Sorry for starting another newbie thread, but I want to get some things ironed out before I dive in head first.
I've got a pretty good kit from the local home brewer supply store. There were 4 kits to choose from ranging from 89 to 200, but I opted for the 140 dollar kit. It came with the 5 gallon glass carboy and alot of other things I'm not to sure what they do yet, but we'll see soon enough. The owner of the store help pick everything out, so I'm hoping its all good quality stuff. I ended up getting the Brewers Best Vienna Lager kit, and I'm now kinda hesitant about trying it. In the instructions it says to transfer the beer for secondary lagering and to lower the temperature 1-3 degrees per day until 35-42 degrees is reached. I'm a bit puzzled on how to do this? I'm assuming I'll have to get a secondary refrigerator and slowly cool down the batch to desired temps? I've been doing alot of reading/searching on here and haven't came across anything like this. Is this necessary?
Should I just do my first batch as a Ale or should I try the Lager first?
Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Shawn
I've got a pretty good kit from the local home brewer supply store. There were 4 kits to choose from ranging from 89 to 200, but I opted for the 140 dollar kit. It came with the 5 gallon glass carboy and alot of other things I'm not to sure what they do yet, but we'll see soon enough. The owner of the store help pick everything out, so I'm hoping its all good quality stuff. I ended up getting the Brewers Best Vienna Lager kit, and I'm now kinda hesitant about trying it. In the instructions it says to transfer the beer for secondary lagering and to lower the temperature 1-3 degrees per day until 35-42 degrees is reached. I'm a bit puzzled on how to do this? I'm assuming I'll have to get a secondary refrigerator and slowly cool down the batch to desired temps? I've been doing alot of reading/searching on here and haven't came across anything like this. Is this necessary?
Should I just do my first batch as a Ale or should I try the Lager first?
Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Shawn