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Message: <blockquote data-quote="livo" data-source="post: 1573654" data-attributes="member: 22574">Ok. This is great. How long do you leave it at 20'?If I allow my fridge to bring it down to say 4'C, from 20' at 2' per day it will take another 8 days. So, that's the 10 it's already been in, plus a few (maybe 3) at 20'C and then 8 days to cool, which means 3 weeks in the FV.  Is it then ready to bottle? Or do I leave it for longer? or rack it to a secondary and keep it cool? I've now got a second fridge with another STC-1000 on they way, so I can do that. Can I "lager" it in the bottles?Sorry about all the questions but this is new ground for me. It's a bit different to k&k for beer to drink in 3 weeks from start to pouring into a glass.When the FV temperature started to rise the airlock started bubbling again. Yeast activity or volume increase pressure I'm not sure. I'll check it for activity today.Edit: I just read that it can take up to 50 days in the FV and based upon the sequence timing used, I'm actually rushing it.  They say 20 days to ferment, 3 days diacetyl rest, several days to slowly cool and then left until day 50.  That's a lot of FV time where you can't be making another brew.  I'm going to need a bigger shed.Edit:Edit: And now I've just read this from MHB in another thread. <a href="https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/carbonating-lager-help.102704/" target="_blank">Carbonating a Lager in the bottle.</a>  This will be my next hurdle.</blockquote>

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