I am thinking of trying another round of warm ferments. I just cannot seem to get any good results when cold fermenting. I have been trying to find a good lager I like, and all but one was a complete disaster. I have three 1 gal batches going now that were brewed 26 Oct 2024. Fermented @52F for 10 days, rest @65F for 7 days. I have tried shorter with no luck. Then cold crashed/lagered from 16 Nov - about a week ago. I tasted two of them, not good. Still have a funky taste that might be diacetyl. The one I did that was good (decent) sat out at room temp 4 months after a 30 day cold crash. I am not quite that far along with these, but seriously I didn't think 99% of everything I tried was going to be this awful.
I am using 34/70 and really about to dump it. I have S189 and S23 in hand to try.
Here is an example of one of the three. Only difference is the grain bill, but all ratios were 90/10.
Brewfather recipe
I am using 34/70 and really about to dump it. I have S189 and S23 in hand to try.
Here is an example of one of the three. Only difference is the grain bill, but all ratios were 90/10.
Brewfather recipe