i'll try to be as brief as possible here, but we're just starting construction on house and i wont have my typical brew setup. so in addition to lack of brewing space, i also have lack of a cold side. wife-boss is only letting me put 1.75gal keg in fridge as it isnt too much larger than a sixer of bottles. but that's it. no ferm fridge, no glycol, no cold crashing beyond what i can do by leaving beer outside at night.
for gear i've got 7gal fermonster, pressure capable, hop bong setup, and kegs. basic lager grist with alot of nobles, nothing fancy. ground water is getting cold right now, so i could probably knockout in low 60s i think. as noted, cold crash probably limited to putting outside overnight at roughly 45-50f.
for those who've warm pressure fermented the mexi strain, how did you deal with the early period right after pitch? better to put a little head pressure on to keep the esters down? or do you just let it build naturally?
for gear i've got 7gal fermonster, pressure capable, hop bong setup, and kegs. basic lager grist with alot of nobles, nothing fancy. ground water is getting cold right now, so i could probably knockout in low 60s i think. as noted, cold crash probably limited to putting outside overnight at roughly 45-50f.
for those who've warm pressure fermented the mexi strain, how did you deal with the early period right after pitch? better to put a little head pressure on to keep the esters down? or do you just let it build naturally?
