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  1. barleyfreak

    Cold crashing -- fast or slow?

    Crashing from a diacetyl rest of 70 to 34 degrees in 24 hrs, or lowering gradually over about a week. For an ale that has already had 10 days in ferment temp/diacetyl rest temp range, what's the diff?
  2. barleyfreak

    Lagers fermenting faster at higher pitch rate

    Turns out I have been under pitching my lagers for about 15 years (one vial, 1.6L, shaken, not stirred – about 176 billion cells). I would pitch at 70 then cool down to ferment temps. It would take a full 2 weeks to ferment out. Now, since getting a stir plate and stepping up the...
  3. barleyfreak

    Ferment/ambient temp changes - how long to change?

    Does anyone know how to calculate how long it takes 5 gallons to adjust to changes in ambient temperature? It is cold in the winter here and my sole source of heat is a woodstove. My last ale ferment had temp swings of 74 at one end and 62 the other. Assuming that the ambient temp was equally...
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