Lager Bottling Temp

[jerrya100]

I brewed my first lager and it is currently conditioning in a carboy in the Fridge at about 40 F. After I bottle what temp should I leave the bottles at for carbonation? I have heard fermentation temp (I fermented at 55 F). This was a kit beer and it says 64 to 70 F. I am just not sure what raising the temp after conditioning will do.

Thanks

 

[solbes]

You'll get a wide range of answers I bet. Some add ale yeast at bottling and carb at 70. Some add lager yeast and carb at 70, and some will carb in the upper 50's/low 60s.

I did the ale trick at 70 and the lager yeast in low 60's. I preferred the later, but it was probably due to reasons other than my bottle carbing process as they were quite different brews. Both carbed up fine.

 

[HomeDrewBrew]

Does more yeast have to be added when bottle conditioning a Lager?
Just tryibg to gather all the points so im prepared.
Thanks

 

[cgraber]

I just did a lagger and it carbed up nice. I did not add any extra yeast. it sat in my fermentation chamber at 54 F for 1 week than I raised temp to 59 for another week and it carbed just fine. It tastes good. I would post a pic but t is too early for a beer and I don't believe it abusing m by wasting it. But in the interest of full disclosure, I am a noob and that was my first lagger.
I ferment and carb according to the yeasts instructions and keep it within the yeasts ideal range. But again, I am a noob, so take with a grain of salt.

 

[Yooper]

Does more yeast have to be added when bottle conditioning a Lager?
Just tryibg to gather all the points so im prepared.
Thanks

You don't have to, but if the beer has been lagering near freezing for a lengthy period of time, I will add some yeast at bottling.

About 1/3 of a package of a neutral ale yeast works well. I just boil up the priming sugar, let it cool, and stir in 1/3 package of dry nottingham ale yeast. I add that to my bottling bucket, and then rack the beer into it.

It carbs up nicely at room temperature in a couple of weeks, and then it's ready to drink!

 

[JBOGAN]

^^ What Yooper says for sure. Had a Marzen and Dunkel that were lagered for two months and after bottling tasted great but were mostly flat. Ninety percent of the time when I was bottling my lagers they would carb up nicely but adding yeast is good insurance for a beer that you dedicate so much time to.

 

[HomeDrewBrew]

Ok,ive done a couple ales and Lager is different in most ways so im excited to learn and hopefully suceed with a batch soon.
Thanks for help and info!

 

[HomeDrewBrew]

I just did a lagger and it carbed up nice. I did not add any extra yeast. it sat in my fermentation chamber at 54 F for 1 week than I raised temp to 59 for another week and it carbed just fine. It tastes good. I would post a pic but t is too early for a beer and I don't believe it abusing m by wasting it. But in the interest of full disclosure, I am a noob and that was my first lagger.
I ferment and carb according to the yeasts instructions and keep it within the yeasts ideal range. But again, I am a noob, so take with a grain of salt.

What yeast did you happen to use for the batch?.

 

[cgraber]

I used Saflager W 34/70