Jsta Porter
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Hello,
Thanks for the help!
I am in the process of working my first lager- an Oktoberfest. Primary fermentation has completed. I skipped the diactyl rest, since I did not know at the time that you should do it when the beer is 75-80 percent fermented. No buttery taste, so I am not concerned.
Question is:
Is there any issue dropping to lagering temperatures, and then racking into secondary vessels- I will use kegs?
I did a search and all the guidance said to rack, then lager. I want to start dropping the temperature first because I do not have enough kegs on hand right now to rack first. the only issue I could think of was if you wanted to have more yeast in suspension, during lagering, if they played a role in the lagering process. I figured dropping temps first would eliminate alot of the yeast from the picture.
Many thanks!!
Thanks for the help!
I am in the process of working my first lager- an Oktoberfest. Primary fermentation has completed. I skipped the diactyl rest, since I did not know at the time that you should do it when the beer is 75-80 percent fermented. No buttery taste, so I am not concerned.
Question is:
Is there any issue dropping to lagering temperatures, and then racking into secondary vessels- I will use kegs?
I did a search and all the guidance said to rack, then lager. I want to start dropping the temperature first because I do not have enough kegs on hand right now to rack first. the only issue I could think of was if you wanted to have more yeast in suspension, during lagering, if they played a role in the lagering process. I figured dropping temps first would eliminate alot of the yeast from the picture.
Many thanks!!