Horseballs
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I've been wanting to make some lagers for a while now without the capabilities to do them justice. With the weather cooling down, I've found I can get a cool ferment with a swamp cooler setup - I've currently got a cal common fermenting at a steady 58 F with very little maintenance. So my wheels are turning, but my lack of experience is keeping me from being confident in my choice of yeast and lager style.
Here is what I am working with: I am confident in my ability to get the swamp cooler into the low 50s F. I have negotiated for the ability to stick a carboy in the fridge for a period of 7 days maximum at a time. What lager style and yeast combination would suit me best with good results? I am very interested in pretty much all lager styles. The yeasts I use for most of my ales are WLP013 and Pacman. I think I also have a jar of WLP029, the WLP810 I am using for the cal common, and packet of notty - but it would be no trouble getting a true lager yeast if my schedule could work for it.
Thank you for any suggestions.
Here is what I am working with: I am confident in my ability to get the swamp cooler into the low 50s F. I have negotiated for the ability to stick a carboy in the fridge for a period of 7 days maximum at a time. What lager style and yeast combination would suit me best with good results? I am very interested in pretty much all lager styles. The yeasts I use for most of my ales are WLP013 and Pacman. I think I also have a jar of WLP029, the WLP810 I am using for the cal common, and packet of notty - but it would be no trouble getting a true lager yeast if my schedule could work for it.
Thank you for any suggestions.