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Well I have 50 new 500ml bottles and caps and capper etc :) I may invest in kegs and dispensing equipment soon or see if my friend with sell me one of his Cornelius kegs lol

Well I'm brewing it in a cold cupboard didn't really have control over the temp but it seems steady at 14 with the refrigerator thermometer I have in there and the stick on ones

Well it was pitched Wednesday evening around 6pm ..now 6pm Sunday evening and not alot of activity yet ... Really contemplating repitching with a proper lager yeast now it's down to brewing temp .. maybe the supplied yeast is just really slow at starting :s would you advise against adding a...

Well it's currently brewing at 14°c and has been since pitching the yeast not alot of airlock activity yet ... May pitxht fresh yeast yet not sure

Will the yeast still be active at temps between 0-5 °c then ? Just very slow?

Maybe get another fermentation bucket so you have one spare... I think im going to split my batch.. 4 gallons to be siphoned off for lagering in secondary fermentation Then the last Gallon I'm going to bottle direct from primary fermentation bin and see the difference for myself

Well technically if you did that your not lagering your just bottle conditioning . I think part of the lagering process is to clear the beer and develop crispness prior to bottling :) Apparently it is advisable to add a little yeast to your lagered beer to aid carbonation during conditioning...

I don't have any stainless kegs I could ask my friend he has kegarators .. only have glass demijohns (carboys) to hand for use in the lagering phase

Cheers yh I'm new at home brewing didn't realise lagers took this amount of work lol I'll probably just place it into demijohns for lagering :) use an airlock just incase :)

Just thought I'd post some pics too

I'm going to be taking my pilsner out of the fermenting bin after doing a diacetyl rest into demijohns for lagering ... Would you prime the demijohns with sugar or wait until bottling .. Also would demijohns be ok for lagering and im guessing i still fit an airlock on it? I'm just thinking that...

When you say keg what do you use ? A plastic pressures barell or a proper stainless keg ?

Currently brewing Cooper's 86 day pilsner it's fermenting at 13°c I am wondering would you rest it for a few days (doing the diacetyl rest) at higher temperatures around 18-20) And then do a second fermentation ? What I'm asking is would it be ok to use a demijohn for secondary fermentation...