I have done a lot of search on these forums and google and have a much better understanding of lagering/diacetyl rests. But the one thing I couldn’t find is, when should I start checking gravity of my beer? I don’t want to take a sample every day as I feel that’s a waste.
My goal is to get to that 1-2 points away from my target gravity and then pull it out of the fridge for 3 days. I know there probably isn’t a hard stop answer but roughly what guides you to start keeping a close eye on your gravity.
Also on that topic, I want to transfer it to my secondary since it’s glass to then lager the beer for a month. Should I do that after the diacetyl rest?
Thanks everyone!
My goal is to get to that 1-2 points away from my target gravity and then pull it out of the fridge for 3 days. I know there probably isn’t a hard stop answer but roughly what guides you to start keeping a close eye on your gravity.
Also on that topic, I want to transfer it to my secondary since it’s glass to then lager the beer for a month. Should I do that after the diacetyl rest?
Thanks everyone!