Hey All,
I've decided to take a crack at my first beer using Lager used (Saflager S-23). FYI: Festa Brew kits are basically just 23L of pre-made wort + yeast. I've been reading a ton of (sometimes conflicting) information on the net about how to treat lagers, just wanted to run through my process and make sure I wasnt missing anything.
Basically, Im planning to leave the lager in a sealed primary fermenter for the entire process, as I've read that secondaries are unnecessary. After pitching the yeast, I left the primary in a warmer room (~70F) for 2 days. Ive since moved it to a colder room, and have been using a swamp cooler to try and keep the temps <60F.
Im basically planning to leave it in the swamp cooler for a month or so (will check SG after a month), then move it to the warm room again (dicetyl rest?), before bottling.
Am I missing anything here? Is there any point racking this to a secondary.
I've decided to take a crack at my first beer using Lager used (Saflager S-23). FYI: Festa Brew kits are basically just 23L of pre-made wort + yeast. I've been reading a ton of (sometimes conflicting) information on the net about how to treat lagers, just wanted to run through my process and make sure I wasnt missing anything.
Basically, Im planning to leave the lager in a sealed primary fermenter for the entire process, as I've read that secondaries are unnecessary. After pitching the yeast, I left the primary in a warmer room (~70F) for 2 days. Ive since moved it to a colder room, and have been using a swamp cooler to try and keep the temps <60F.
Im basically planning to leave it in the swamp cooler for a month or so (will check SG after a month), then move it to the warm room again (dicetyl rest?), before bottling.
Am I missing anything here? Is there any point racking this to a secondary.