Help with my Ofest

[Mrboost21]

My Ofest was 1.052 on brew day 8/8/15.
I checked it today and now it's 1.007. Is that even possible?????
Please help!

 

[A2HB]

What kind of yeast did you use? How much?

 

[Mrboost21]

This was a Brewers best recipe. I pitched lager yeast but fermented as an ale. I didn't realize i would need to lager, I do not have the equipment to lager so I went the ale route.

 

[TheMadKing]

I don't see the issue. That seems pretty normal to me especially fermenting lager yeast warm. You are also going to get an extremely fruity beer btw, lager yeast doesn't like warm temps and will produce a very estery result.

 

[ChefRex]

You're hosting an O fest?

 

[Mrboost21]

Haha chefrex!
Right now that puts gravity around 6.2%...
Check in a few days and if it doesn't move bottle?

Thanks for your help btw everyone

 

[TheMadKing]

Haha chefrex!
Right now that puts gravity around 6.2%...
Check in a few days and if it doesn't move bottle?

Thanks for your help btw everyone

Yep that's what I would do. You might want to get it as cold as you can and leave it for a week or so on the yeast cake. That might help clean up some of the off flavors from fermenting warm. Also don't be afraid to age these bottles for a few months in the fridge. They'll mellow drastically over time.

 

[ChefRex]

No reason to rush, what temp was it fermented at?

 

[Mrboost21]

Awesome! Thanks madking!
Could I just toss the carboy in my beer fridge? Or would getting it cold that quick mess it up?

 

[TheMadKing]

Awesome! Thanks madking!
Could I just toss the carboy in my beer fridge? Or would getting it cold that quick mess it up?

You would essentially be cold crashing it by doing that and that's not too much of an issue since you used lager yeast. They can withstand the cold much better. I would have fermented inside your beer fridge in the first place though! if you can fit a carboy in there, you can ferment a lager in there!

 

[Mrboost21]

The instructions said to drop 3 degrees a day, I cannot control my fridge for that.... But yes I can fit a CB in beer fridge [emoji2]

 

[TheMadKing]

Ok that makes sense then. That's for initial fermentation and you're clearly past that, I think cold crashing, then warming and bottling would be your best bet to get the best flavor out of it.

 

[Mrboost21]

Thanks!

 

[Mrboost21]

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[Mrboost21]

If anyone is out there could you answer this question, would it be ok to brew 2 5 gallon batches in an 8 gallon pot? The recipe says to use at least 2.5 gallons for a 5 gallon brew....

 

[TheMadKing]

If anyone is out there could you answer this question, would it be ok to brew 2 5 gallon batches in an 8 gallon pot? The recipe says to use at least 2.5 gallons for a 5 gallon brew....

Yes that will work. The only issue you might have is that your boil off rate will be high so you should test it beforehand with water so you know what to expect.

 

[Mrboost21]

Thanks again!