gatomalo
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So I've got a Dortmunder in the primary fermenting away in the chamber. I just scored a Golden Gate Keg, and plan to use that as a secondary fermenter. Ultimately I plan to bottle my first lager. Looking at the various techniques around here, is it possible to achieve carbonation by priming while also lagering?
My anticipated process will be:
1. ferment to ~80% attenuation
2. d-rest at 60F
3. rack to GG keg to lager for 4 wks at 32F
4. bulk prime and bottle for min 1 wk (after a wk in the bottle i get eager to enjoy the fruits of my labor...)
As browsing the posts here, I came across this post...
I'm assuming "carbonate" in the post above is referring to force carbing with CO2, which I won't be doing.
If I simply plug all of the ports on the GG keg (i.e. turning it into a giant bottle), can I prime and lager at 32F? My hope is that after 4 wks of lagering I can skip bottle carbing/conditioning and go straight to drinkin :rockin:
My anticipated process will be:
1. ferment to ~80% attenuation
2. d-rest at 60F
3. rack to GG keg to lager for 4 wks at 32F
4. bulk prime and bottle for min 1 wk (after a wk in the bottle i get eager to enjoy the fruits of my labor...)
As browsing the posts here, I came across this post...
I'm assuming "carbonate" in the post above is referring to force carbing with CO2, which I won't be doing.
If I simply plug all of the ports on the GG keg (i.e. turning it into a giant bottle), can I prime and lager at 32F? My hope is that after 4 wks of lagering I can skip bottle carbing/conditioning and go straight to drinkin :rockin:
