brewdude723
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two Saturdays ago, Feb 12 I brewed my first lager in the hope that I could use the last remaining cold days of this winter to let it ferment and lager in the basement where it will stay cool/cold
after brewing and cooling I got an OG of about 1.062, a little low, but it seemed like things were in the ballpark at least
I sealed up the carboy and put it downstairs to ferment, next day it was bubbling nicely and by the 2nd day it was bubbling steadily
I let it sit for 2 weeks, which seems to be pretty standard issue for a lager from what I've read
the bubbling in the airlock had slowed considerably by the 2nd week and I decided I would rack it into secondary to let it continue lagering for a couple more weeks, which I did on Sun night
after racking it I took a hydrometer reading and got 1.030 which to me seemed really high at this point, but I'm new to lagers
first I did not take a temp reading so I don't know if it was at 60 as the OG reading was taken at, but I'm pretty sure it was a good bit cooler, probably closer to 45-50
I was expecting it to be lower since it had fermented for 2 weeks already, granted it was at a much cooler temp
does this sound about right?
I was expecting the bock to finish with an ABV% of around 5.5-6% or so, but if the FG stays around 1.030 this won't happen
will the FG fall more as it lagers for a couple more weeks?
I saved the trub, should I repitch it to restart fermentation?
should I bring the carboy upstairs to let it warm up some?
should I stir or shake the carboy some to get everything back into suspension?
or should I simply RDWHAHB
thanks
after brewing and cooling I got an OG of about 1.062, a little low, but it seemed like things were in the ballpark at least
I sealed up the carboy and put it downstairs to ferment, next day it was bubbling nicely and by the 2nd day it was bubbling steadily
I let it sit for 2 weeks, which seems to be pretty standard issue for a lager from what I've read
the bubbling in the airlock had slowed considerably by the 2nd week and I decided I would rack it into secondary to let it continue lagering for a couple more weeks, which I did on Sun night
after racking it I took a hydrometer reading and got 1.030 which to me seemed really high at this point, but I'm new to lagers
first I did not take a temp reading so I don't know if it was at 60 as the OG reading was taken at, but I'm pretty sure it was a good bit cooler, probably closer to 45-50
I was expecting it to be lower since it had fermented for 2 weeks already, granted it was at a much cooler temp
does this sound about right?
I was expecting the bock to finish with an ABV% of around 5.5-6% or so, but if the FG stays around 1.030 this won't happen
will the FG fall more as it lagers for a couple more weeks?
I saved the trub, should I repitch it to restart fermentation?
should I bring the carboy upstairs to let it warm up some?
should I stir or shake the carboy some to get everything back into suspension?
or should I simply RDWHAHB
thanks