Jack Arandir
Well-Known Member
Is it possible to lager a beer too much?
Every year I brew a festbier for drinking in the fall. Ideally I want to lager it 6-8 weeks to develop that rich lagery goodness.
This year's schedule forced me to push it earlier than normal, so I brewed one batch last week and I'll brew another in February. That's about 28-30 weeks of lagering. I'm driving oxygen to the bare minimum via closed transfer and spunding in kegs. But are there any downsides for lagering it that long?
Every year I brew a festbier for drinking in the fall. Ideally I want to lager it 6-8 weeks to develop that rich lagery goodness.
This year's schedule forced me to push it earlier than normal, so I brewed one batch last week and I'll brew another in February. That's about 28-30 weeks of lagering. I'm driving oxygen to the bare minimum via closed transfer and spunding in kegs. But are there any downsides for lagering it that long?