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Once gravity finishes and stays steady, should I rack to a secondary to begin lagering? Temps are rising here in Pennsylvania, should I lager in my refrigerator keeping temps in the thirties?

I was a little nervous to check due to opening up the bucket but I guess this would be good to do. If a gravity reading stays steady for a few days, what then?

I could really use some guidance due to a fermentation cross roads I am currently at. On Sunday, February 26th I brewed a six gallon honey maibock extract recipe. I created a 2L starter using White Labs 830 yeast. After pitching the starter I placed my primary in 68 deg temps for about 12 hrs...

Thanks everyone....I am feeling better about everything. I appreciate the feedback.

I pitched it around 7p EST. I did add a sprinkle of yeast nutrient to it at the end of the boil so hopefully that will help as well. My concern is contamination. I used my sanitized thermometer to dig around the vial to help pull out as much yeast as I could and then put it down the funnel...

As a first timer I was soooo careful with trying to attempt a yeast starter for my first homebrew. All was well with my wort until went to add my liquid yeast (White Labs California Ale) and dump it in without vigorously shaking the vial. I feel like such an idiot. Of course all the liquid...