jonw
Well-Known Member
Hello folks,
My first AG pilsner has just finished fermenting in the chest freezer at 10 degrees. I've bumped the fridgemate up to 18 degrees for a diacetyl (sp?) rest.
My question is: what should I do now? I've read a lot about lagering and bottling, and everyone seems to have a difference opinion about the sequence of events, temperatures, and even how quickly the temp should change. Here's what I plan to do:-
1) Rest at 18 degrees for a couple of days.
2) Rack to secondary
3) Set the fridgemate to 1 degree, and crash cool to lagering temp.
4) Lager for a couple of weeks
5) Bulk prime and bottle
6) Set the fridgemate to 18 degrees, and condition for a couple of weeks
I might not even bottle condition in the freezer - bottles may have to make way for a fermenter! In which case conditioning and storage temp will be the ambient temp under my house.
Is this the right way to do it?
Cheers,
Jon
My first AG pilsner has just finished fermenting in the chest freezer at 10 degrees. I've bumped the fridgemate up to 18 degrees for a diacetyl (sp?) rest.
My question is: what should I do now? I've read a lot about lagering and bottling, and everyone seems to have a difference opinion about the sequence of events, temperatures, and even how quickly the temp should change. Here's what I plan to do:-
1) Rest at 18 degrees for a couple of days.
2) Rack to secondary
3) Set the fridgemate to 1 degree, and crash cool to lagering temp.
4) Lager for a couple of weeks
5) Bulk prime and bottle
6) Set the fridgemate to 18 degrees, and condition for a couple of weeks
I might not even bottle condition in the freezer - bottles may have to make way for a fermenter! In which case conditioning and storage temp will be the ambient temp under my house.
Is this the right way to do it?
Cheers,
Jon