WNCBrewman
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Okay, I brewed my first partial mash lager on thursday (4 days ago). It is bubbling away nicely in my fermenation chamber at a nice 51 degrees with S-23. I'm thinking it will be about 6 more days to do the D-rest, or I will check the gravity in three more days, to do the D-rest.
Problem is, I had intentions on doing my second batch that Friday (lager as well), with the only difference was using 34/70. They were going to follow almost the same schedule provided the yeast worked somewhat like each other. So the D-rest, and the time to drop the temps (lager) were going to be the same. On my second batch, I forgot to order the yeast, so I was unable to brew it. Now I have my fermentation chamber held up with only one 5g batch, when I wanted it to be 10g with two different lagers. Now, I have several questions.... 1. Do I wait it out to brew the other batch? It will be a very long time until this guy is done, as it will lager for almost 8 weeks alone after primary (I'm going to rack and lager in secondary carboys). or 2. After the D Rest on the first, drop the temp back down to 51 and add the freshly brewed second batch.
If I do number two, is it okay for lager one to have two D-rests?
3. Let lager one keep in primary, and the second brew tomorrow when I get my yeast and wait for the larger one D-rest until lager 2 is ready to D-rest.
All replies I will appreciate!
Thanks in advance!
Problem is, I had intentions on doing my second batch that Friday (lager as well), with the only difference was using 34/70. They were going to follow almost the same schedule provided the yeast worked somewhat like each other. So the D-rest, and the time to drop the temps (lager) were going to be the same. On my second batch, I forgot to order the yeast, so I was unable to brew it. Now I have my fermentation chamber held up with only one 5g batch, when I wanted it to be 10g with two different lagers. Now, I have several questions.... 1. Do I wait it out to brew the other batch? It will be a very long time until this guy is done, as it will lager for almost 8 weeks alone after primary (I'm going to rack and lager in secondary carboys). or 2. After the D Rest on the first, drop the temp back down to 51 and add the freshly brewed second batch.
If I do number two, is it okay for lager one to have two D-rests?
3. Let lager one keep in primary, and the second brew tomorrow when I get my yeast and wait for the larger one D-rest until lager 2 is ready to D-rest.
All replies I will appreciate!
Thanks in advance!
