Bones1948
Well-Known Member
On 3/1/2014 I began brewing 5 gallons of Brooklyn Lager and after 10 days transfered to the secondary fermenter and placed into the lagering 'fridge set at 40 degrees for the 3-4 week duration in the secondary.
The recommended approximate final sp. gr. of 1.012 was attained so I set the lagering fridge to ~ 27 degrees to cold crash where it has remained to this day.
Slow forward 3 and a half years ( got real busy getting business in order for retirement. I prospered and didn't have time to tend to the brew): Today I checked the sp. gr. which was 1.010 which is 2-one-thousandths below the recommended ~ 1.012. It tastes like flat beer. (in reality a very fine tasting flat beer!)
No tubing to rack with at 5:00 pm today, stores are closed, so that is tomorrows project. I'll assume the yeasts in the 3 and a half year old secondary juice are either dead or have precipitated to the bottom so will add 1 tsp. activated Direct Pitch German Lager WYEAST to the sugar water which will be stirred into the secondary just prior to racking into wire cap bottles.
Any comments or suggestions? Prayers, maybe?
Stay tuned.
The recommended approximate final sp. gr. of 1.012 was attained so I set the lagering fridge to ~ 27 degrees to cold crash where it has remained to this day.
Slow forward 3 and a half years ( got real busy getting business in order for retirement. I prospered and didn't have time to tend to the brew): Today I checked the sp. gr. which was 1.010 which is 2-one-thousandths below the recommended ~ 1.012. It tastes like flat beer. (in reality a very fine tasting flat beer!)
No tubing to rack with at 5:00 pm today, stores are closed, so that is tomorrows project. I'll assume the yeasts in the 3 and a half year old secondary juice are either dead or have precipitated to the bottom so will add 1 tsp. activated Direct Pitch German Lager WYEAST to the sugar water which will be stirred into the secondary just prior to racking into wire cap bottles.
Any comments or suggestions? Prayers, maybe?
Stay tuned.