Lager fermentation

[tprweller]

Kay, brewed my first lager, what is a good bubble rate for my fermenter to be off gassing?

 

[worksnorth]

I'm thinking it depends on the temp of the fermenter the beer being made and the type of yeast you are using.
I just got done making the identical lager I had made prior with the only exception being the type of yeast. The first batch fermented very calmly, what I thought of as being probably typical of a lager. This last batch was extremely vigorous and in fact I put a blowoff tube in it just to avert a possible mess.
I'm sure there are other factors, but I'm not sure a typical bubble rate could be given accurately.
Cheers

 

[944play]

I'm not Kay, but it should definitely be between 4 and 7.

JK, but there is no way at all to give you a number unless you're looking for something as dorky as millimoles per second, and even then it would only be a rule of thumb for a guideline to approximating the orders of magnitude.

 

[tprweller]

So a bubble every 13 to 15 seconds is okay? I have only done ales which bubbled like a motor boat running full out. My first attempt at a lager. Sorry for the 'Kay' missed the 'O' in the first post.

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[veritas524]

Airlocks are not the best indications of fermentation, hydrometer readings are though.