Lagering a cream ale

[Termonfeckin]

Hey guys, first post, but been on here a long time. I just had my first all grain brew day today, successful thus far!
First brew was a cream ale, which I am planning on fermenting high 60's, and then moving to lagering temp for a week or two. Question is, should I rack to a secondary for the lagering, or just move my current carboy over to the fridge I'm using? Or does it not make much difference?

Appreciate all the help

 

[bigdaddybrew]

If you will doing an extended lagering then rack to a secondary. Just a couple of weeks then I would leave in the primary.

 

[Termonfeckin]

Yea that's kinda what I'm thinking, it's not gonna be the two months you would with a lager, just a couple weeks to clean it up a little.

 

[Natdavis777]

Ive good success keeping my cream ale in the primary and cold crashing for 7-10 days near freezing. Adding some gelatin after the beer is cold will help expedite the process.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

I've always had good results with my cream ales by racking off primary and leaving it in secondary for 7 to 10 days at about 55 to 60 degrees using a swamp cooler and a couple ice packs. After bottling and letting it condition for a week or two at room temperature, I move the batch to the fridge and let it condition for another week or so. I guess you could call it pseudo-lagering.