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lager fermentation in the freezing garage

Discussion in 'Fermentation & Yeast' started by scottab, Dec 30, 2012.

 

  1. #1
    scottab

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    Posted Dec 30, 2012
    I'm fermenting a European bock out in my garage where the temp is above freezing however my brew is hovering around the 45° mark...
    Am i correct that my beer should still finish just take longer? Do i need to bring inside? I'm on day 8 since i brewed and the temp i pitched was in the mid lager range then slowly cooled about 1° each day since.

    I'm using white labs german bock yeast wpl833 i think is the mfg number
     
  2. #2
    biestie

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 30, 2012
    Should be ok, but I would probably just bring it inside near the tail end of the fermentation. There's no downside to doing that. What i typically do is start lagers at the temp you did and ramp up to 50.
     
  3. #3
    scottab

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jan 21, 2013
    so after almost a month outside with word/beer temps varying from about 46-52 degrees my gravity did not hit final even close... fg was supposed to be 1.018 and it's was still sitting at 1.022 maybe a little higher. i decided to move to my basement to finish in the ale temp range. with this affect my finished product much?

    on a side note, i had it in my basement for over a week and it still did not finish so i roused the yeast and added some fermax yeast energizer/nutrient. i hope this won't ruin my bock.
    Anyone know?
     
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