a week on primary

[d_rushby]

It's been a week now and my larger is still slowly bubbling away, however, when
I give it a sniff, the smell really hits the back of your nose. It's like a stingy
sensation.

 

[flars]

The sting may be carbon dioxide bite.

 

[sompls]

Yep! That's good...you're making beer!
Let it go a couple more weeks and you'll be good to go. Fermentation doesn't look or smell or taste like the final product. Let the yeasties do their thing.

 

[d_rushby]

Itching to bottle it. Lol.

 

[kharper6]

I fermented a 1.090 beer in my chest freezer, when I stuck my head in there to wipe it out I almost passed out. so much co2 that my eyes felt like they were on fire.

At least anything in there wont be oxidized.

 

[unionrdr]

If it's a true lager,then you have a couple months waiting ahead of you. They ferment slower,since lager yeast temps are lower than ale yeast temps. Then lagering itself after that's done. Lagering,"storing away",gets rid of off flavors as well as diacytl.

 

[Calder]

Then lagering itself after that's done. Lagering,"storing away",gets rid of off flavors as well as diacytl.

Lagering (cold conditioning) doesn't get rid of diacetyl. You usually do a diacetyl rest after fermentation prior to lagering by raising the temp for a few days.

 

[kh54s10]

Agreed, You took a big whiff of co2. If it is a true lager I have heard that they can produce some really smelly gasses.

Most beginner "lager" kits are really light pale ales.