I cannot lager a beer (due to a lack of space) but I want to try to make a pilsner style ale by using Safale US-05‎ at the 60 F temperature range. Has anyone had success in doing this? What kind of results did you have?
I have fermented several batches with 05 in the low 60s with great success.
I just checked my notes. I started these batches at 62 for 36 hrs than ramped to 66. Maybe this is why I haven noticed the leach esters.
http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter21-1.htmlCause 3: Too Cold The fermentation conditions may be too cold for an otherwise healthy yeast population. Ale yeast tend to go dormant below 60¡F. If the yeast were re-hydrated in really warm water (105¡F) and then pitched to a much cooler wort (65¡F), the large difference in temperature can thermally shock the yeast and cause a longer lag time as they adjust. Or in some cases, that otherwise normal ale fermentation temperature could cause those warm-acclimated yeast to call it quits.
Cure: Try warming the fermentor by 5¡F; it may make all the difference.
This thread is making me nervous! I had 2 batches go under 60 last week with us-50.I quickly wrapped them up and added heat but for at least a day they hit 58-59.I racked one to keg and other to secondary for chocolate additions but preliminary tastes were not bad..Hope they stay that way.I will find out in a week or so
I have taken SO5 down to 55F for fermentation of an Oktoberfest. The fermentation took several days, but finished at the expected attenuation and the resulting beer was very clean and lager-like.I cannot lager a beer (due to a lack of space) but I want to try to make a pilsner style ale by using Safale US-05‎ at the 60 F temperature range. Has anyone had success in doing this? What kind of results did you have?
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