Lager brewing final grav high

[GrizzlyBier]

I've had my Dead Guy clone in my new conical for a month now (still fermenting albeit very slowly now). I haven' dumped any trub or yeast out yet. It didn' seem right to dump yeast while it's bubbling. My gravity is 1.020, down 2 points from last weekend. FG is supposed to be 11 or 12. Should I leave it for another week or harvest yeast and cold crash, then keg? Or should I do a diacetyl rest first. There's a lot of differing info out there.

 

[waldoar15]

What's the estimated FG supposed to be?

I'd just bring it up for a D-rest now if it was me and see if it chews down a little more.

 

[stz]

Dude a month? 2 points in a week? .020? What yeast, how much and what fermentation temperature? Lager is like .. pitch enough to ferment over the desired time frame at the desired temperature which for me is 10 days @ 14C. Cold crash, dump the yeast. Lager at 0-1C for 4-6 weeks total turn around 6 weeks. I don't know the recipe or mash schedule, but .020 seems ridiculously high for a lager.

 

[GrizzlyBier]

Dude a month? 2 points in a week? .020? What yeast, how much and what fermentation temperature? Lager is like .. pitch enough to ferment over the desired time frame at the desired temperature which for me is 10 days @ 14C. Cold crash, dump the yeast. Lager at 0-1C for 4-6 weeks total turn around 6 weeks. I don't know the recipe or mash schedule, but .020 seems ridiculously high for a lager.

Ya crazy I know. I made a starter for over a week too and it's been bubbling, never vigorously, but steady for 3 weeks, then slowed way down the 4th week. It has been at 50F (10C) the whole time with a glycol chiller. I think I will do that D-rest like waldoar15 suggested.

BTW It's a Maibock with Bavarian Lager yeast WY2206. I infusion mashed at 152F(67C) for an hour. Thanks!

 

[Blackdirt_cowboy]

What was OG?

 

[GrizzlyBier]

What was OG?

1.070. Actually, I think the FG IS supposed to be 20 (duh).

So I think I'll dump the yeast, raise the temp 10 degrees over several hours for a day or two. Then cold crash to 32 for (not sure how long). Rack to kegs and lager for 6 weeks.

 

[Yooper]

1.070. Actually, I think the FG IS supposed to be 20 (duh).

So I think I'll dump the yeast, raise the temp 10 degrees over several hours for a day or two. Then cold crash to 32 for (not sure how long). Rack to kegs and lager for 6 weeks.

That sounds great.