Thunder_Chicken
Well-Known Member
I've been reading about brewing lagers and it seems that most people who do it have dedicated lagering freezers, aeration/O2 systems, etc..
But lagers were brewed back in the day without all of this stuff.
I've been taking measurements in my equipment room under my house and it has been at a very stable 46-50F throughout the winter, and we have piles and piles of snow. It's probably too late this year, but is there any particular reason I couldn't take advantage of next winter and ferment a lager in my equipment room for 4-5 weeks and maybe lager it in snow?
The nice thing about this is that equipment room is out of sight and out of mind, so forgetting the primary for a month or so wouldn't be so hard. I'd have to think about the lagering, but melting snow in the early spring is 32F by definition.
Thoughts?
But lagers were brewed back in the day without all of this stuff.
I've been taking measurements in my equipment room under my house and it has been at a very stable 46-50F throughout the winter, and we have piles and piles of snow. It's probably too late this year, but is there any particular reason I couldn't take advantage of next winter and ferment a lager in my equipment room for 4-5 weeks and maybe lager it in snow?
The nice thing about this is that equipment room is out of sight and out of mind, so forgetting the primary for a month or so wouldn't be so hard. I'd have to think about the lagering, but melting snow in the early spring is 32F by definition.
Thoughts?