I have my lager in a room that depends on the weather for temperature control. Yesterday it started out warm outside and peaked around 50, today it didn't hit 32. The room was already getting warm yesterday, the fermometer on the carboy said 54, which was still OK, but I figured I better put the carboy outside. I covered it with a cardboard box made out of my daughters science project board from last year "Does Yeast cause Fermentation" (really!) Anyway, I brought it back inside when I got home from work because it was getting colder. The temp in the carboy was 48.
Overnight it was cold, and the inside room has no heat and the temp stayed at 48. Today I get home from work and it is down to 46.
The airlock is bubbling away, but slower than any ale that I've made. Krausen has formed at the top, the yeast has multiplied. I made a 3qt starter and pitched it cold, although not this cold.
Will having it cold impact anything other than fermentation times? Should I warm it back up to around 50-52? I really don't have much control other than opening the inside door to the room it is in, and then I'd worry it would get too warm. I'm trying to get this lager right, my last one didn't come out all that great, too many off flavors. That doesn't mean it went to waste however, I only have 2 bottles left.
Overnight it was cold, and the inside room has no heat and the temp stayed at 48. Today I get home from work and it is down to 46.
The airlock is bubbling away, but slower than any ale that I've made. Krausen has formed at the top, the yeast has multiplied. I made a 3qt starter and pitched it cold, although not this cold.
Will having it cold impact anything other than fermentation times? Should I warm it back up to around 50-52? I really don't have much control other than opening the inside door to the room it is in, and then I'd worry it would get too warm. I'm trying to get this lager right, my last one didn't come out all that great, too many off flavors. That doesn't mean it went to waste however, I only have 2 bottles left.