BlueHouseBrewhaus
Well-Known Member
No, this isn't a "is something wrong" thread. It's more of an observation with a question.
SWMBO recently gave me an oxygenation (O2) setup. I have done about 6 brews with it and love it. I used to routinely finish a couple of points above projected FG and am now much more consistent and better attenuated (or at least my beer is). However, I have noticed that my lag time has increased to 36 - 48 hours consistently regardless of the type and strain of yeast. I figured this was because the yeast were now taking longer to "eat up" the oxygen before going anaerobic and producing CO2. I usually ferment in the lower end of the yeast's temp range so I'm used to some lag time but this is significantly longer. I've searched around some and I have also seen posts from people that said their lag time shortened when they started oxygenating.
So what's the story? I do about a minute with a 2 micron stone. Should I do more ... or less? Is the lag time a good thing? Again, I'm liking my results but I'm curious about the process. What have you folks experienced?
SWMBO recently gave me an oxygenation (O2) setup. I have done about 6 brews with it and love it. I used to routinely finish a couple of points above projected FG and am now much more consistent and better attenuated (or at least my beer is). However, I have noticed that my lag time has increased to 36 - 48 hours consistently regardless of the type and strain of yeast. I figured this was because the yeast were now taking longer to "eat up" the oxygen before going anaerobic and producing CO2. I usually ferment in the lower end of the yeast's temp range so I'm used to some lag time but this is significantly longer. I've searched around some and I have also seen posts from people that said their lag time shortened when they started oxygenating.
So what's the story? I do about a minute with a 2 micron stone. Should I do more ... or less? Is the lag time a good thing? Again, I'm liking my results but I'm curious about the process. What have you folks experienced?