Brewed my steam beer 19 days ago, and the fermentation is still going strong - probably a big bubble in the blowoff bottle about every 15 seconds. The first week was crazy - almost constant bubbling, pretty fun to watch. Used White Labs CA Lager yeast, and the fermentation temp has been about 64 or a bit less for the two weeks.
OG was about 1.050. I have not measured since the OG as the fermentation is still so active. I have read of award-winning steam beers that used only a 14 day primary and then on to bottle, to folks going weeks with a pseudo lagering process. But I am kind of mystified as to what to expect with this fermentation - should I just rdwhahb till activity drops, or put it in the garage to cool it (40's), or ?
Thanks in advance for the help!
OG was about 1.050. I have not measured since the OG as the fermentation is still so active. I have read of award-winning steam beers that used only a 14 day primary and then on to bottle, to folks going weeks with a pseudo lagering process. But I am kind of mystified as to what to expect with this fermentation - should I just rdwhahb till activity drops, or put it in the garage to cool it (40's), or ?
Thanks in advance for the help!