What would I have if......?

[Catch-22]

I'm at flameout on a German Schwarzbier from Jamil's book. Everything is great, I hit my numbers but the problem is I went out to the lagering fridge to make room for the carboy and at some point, it stopped working. It is running but not cooling. This being a lager, I don't have time or money right now to fix it. Below is what I have chilling as I type.

Ingredients list:
9 lbs Continental Pilsner
1 lb Munich Malt
11 oz Carafa Special 2
Hallertau 1.65 oz for 60 min
Hallertau .5 for 20 min
Hallertau .5 at flameout.

My question is this, I need to get this in a fermenter quick, I have a vial of Belgian Ale yeast White Labs 550. With this grain bill.......any idea of the outcome?

 

[menschmaschine]

Why not use the lager yeast and get some bags of ice or something to put in the fridge?... to try to maintain the ~50°F range.

 

[Catch-22]

Heading out of town for the extended weekend and won't be around to maintain it.

 

[chase]

Clear the food out of your kitchen fridge and stick it in there. Who needs food anyways?

 

[Joos]

try it.might be a kolschish belgianish great beer.

 

[luvmy40]

I'm at flameout on a German Schwarzbier from Jamil's book. Everything is great, I hit my numbers but the problem is I went out to the lagering fridge to make room for the carboy and at some point, it stopped working. It is running but not cooling. This being a lager, I don't have time or money right now to fix it. Below is what I have chilling as I type.

Ingredients list:
9 lbs Continental Pilsner
1 lb Munich Malt
11 oz Carafa Special 2
Hallertau 1.65 oz for 60 min
Hallertau .5 for 20 min
Hallertau .5 at flameout.

My question is this, I need to get this in a fermenter quick, I have a vial of Belgian Ale yeast White Labs 550. With this grain bill.......any idea of the outcome?

You would wind up with...Beer
I just made a batch with an Oktoberfest grain bill and used WL English Ale yeast. It turned out fine. I call it a Northern English Brown Ale.

 

[QueenCityALER]

The Belgian Ale yeast will do fine. Great probably. Good Luck! Sorry about your fridge.

 

[nealf]

If it were me.. I would probably pitch US-05 so it is fairly neutral and then let it cold condition when I got back... if possible.

I just made a batch with an Oktoberfest grain bill and used WL English Ale yeast. It turned out fine. I call it a Northern English Brown Ale.

I made the same thing, with US-04... I called it a Marzen/Oktoberfest and I am planning on entering it into a competition in August...