mcaffrey
New Member
I'll be brewing my first lager this week, and since I live down in Texas I'll need to be using my kegerator refrigerator to cold ferment and lager my beer. It is plenty big enough, but the problem is that I am also serving beer out of that same refrigerator and we like our beer cold.
If my kegerator is at 40 degrees F, do you think that will cause a problem with the cold fermentation process of my American style light lager? The yeast recommends 50-55 degrees. I am hoping 40 will be fine if I just give it extra time. Should I take it out for an hour or so once a day to warm up a bit?
Also, my understanding is that for the lagering phase 40 degrees is close to optimal so that should be fine.
If my kegerator is at 40 degrees F, do you think that will cause a problem with the cold fermentation process of my American style light lager? The yeast recommends 50-55 degrees. I am hoping 40 will be fine if I just give it extra time. Should I take it out for an hour or so once a day to warm up a bit?
Also, my understanding is that for the lagering phase 40 degrees is close to optimal so that should be fine.