imaguitargod
Well-Known Member
So, here’s the low down. Got a nice big starter of fresh White Labs 830 yeast from my local brewery (drawn out of one of their fermentation tanks) and pitched it into my Doppelbock (OG 1.066) on Sunday (1/3/2010). I think about it and decided to throw a pound of DME into it yesterday (1/10/2010) to up the alcohol to the acceptable range for that style.
Before I did that I checked the gravity, 1.024!!!! So I pitched the DME (which should make it 1.032) but here’s my question. I thought lagers were supposed to take 3 weeks to ferment? I was planning on doing a diacetyl rest around this gravity to finish it up but I was planning on that being in two more weeks time. Should I step up my game plan and do a rest now? Can you do that rest at any gravity area or even when it’s finished fermenting?
I started the beer out at 52F when I pitched and the highest it ever got was 56 and now it’s back to 52 and there’s no more krausen left on top.
Before I did that I checked the gravity, 1.024!!!! So I pitched the DME (which should make it 1.032) but here’s my question. I thought lagers were supposed to take 3 weeks to ferment? I was planning on doing a diacetyl rest around this gravity to finish it up but I was planning on that being in two more weeks time. Should I step up my game plan and do a rest now? Can you do that rest at any gravity area or even when it’s finished fermenting?
I started the beer out at 52F when I pitched and the highest it ever got was 56 and now it’s back to 52 and there’s no more krausen left on top.