duck911
Active Member
Hi all,
I am an ale and IPA brewer primarily, but I am big fan of Czech and German pilsners.
With basement temps, my ales ferment year 'round between 60 and 70 degrees. In that same basement, I have an unplugged, unused 5.0 CF chest freezer.
So my question is, how much of a difference will I achieve between brewing a "pseudo-pils (by using Kolsch yeasts, for example, at lower temps) and buying a temperature controller for the freezer and doing it right (fermenting @ 50 degrees, and lagering)
Truthfully, all of the temp issues with brewing lagers is a little intimidating, but I do have a freezer I can sacrifice.
thoughts?
thanks!
--Duck911
I am an ale and IPA brewer primarily, but I am big fan of Czech and German pilsners.
With basement temps, my ales ferment year 'round between 60 and 70 degrees. In that same basement, I have an unplugged, unused 5.0 CF chest freezer.
So my question is, how much of a difference will I achieve between brewing a "pseudo-pils (by using Kolsch yeasts, for example, at lower temps) and buying a temperature controller for the freezer and doing it right (fermenting @ 50 degrees, and lagering)
Truthfully, all of the temp issues with brewing lagers is a little intimidating, but I do have a freezer I can sacrifice.
thoughts?
thanks!
--Duck911