Questions tagged [lagering]
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Remove diacetyl taste with slurry
I have a Pilsner that I am currently lagering. It has a definite diacetyl taste. I may have flushed the yeast out too early and was too warm while fermenting. Can I add the trub from another beer that ...
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When Lagering outdoors
Can you lager outdoors, in the Winter as long as you keep the beer out of the light?
I don't have the means or the containers needed to Lager.
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Making a lager from an ale recipe
My question involves fermentation of an ale recipe into a lager. Is it possible to brew an ale recipe and then ferment it with a lager yeast at lagering temperatures? Will the fermented wort have the ...
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Think about doing a Lager
My thought process is to get fermentation started, then once the first two days of fermentation has completed. Filling a cooler with ice and water. Then submerge the little Brown Keg (Mr Beer Keg). To ...
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Yeast recommendations for a Märzen without lagering
I'm looking at a few Märzen recipes, particularly an Avery Kaiser clone. However, I'm not set up to lager—I'm aware of a number of the work arounds to lagering without a refrigerator, e.g., a fan, a ...
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Dry hopping a lager in secondary
I've just moved my first lager into a secondary bucket, it had been in primary for about 3 weeks. Currently sitting in the keezer at about 10c.
The recipe I'm following calls for the addition of ...
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What exactly happens during lagering?
I've just made my first lager, it is currently lagering at 1 C. What is happening to my beer at this temperature? Is the yeast still active? And most importantly: What is happening at this temperature ...
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Can I lager in bottles?
I am planning to do a lager this winter, since I don't have a good way of controlling temperature, I was wondering if it is possible to bottle it with priming sugar, and then lager it? Or should I ...
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Can I move a keg that has been lagering?
Let's say I've been lagering a keg for a good couple of months. The cold has cause all the precipitate to settle at the bottom of the keg and I've got crystal clear beer!
What happens if I move this ...
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Lagering an Ale
I was wondering what would happen if I brewed an ale, let it sit through its normal time period at traditional ale temperature (let's say, one month), and then lagered it at 40˚F for 1-4 weeks?
I ...
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First batch with Muntons Pilsner kit, will it take longer than instructed?
I'm quite new to homebrewing (in fact, I only finished batch #2 last week) but looking to test out a few new types of drink. I'm planning on starting a batch of Pilsner in a few weeks, for this I ...
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What is the purpose of lagering?
I know all the cliche answers: "it rounds the beer out", "it cleans it up", "it takes away some of the harshness".
I'm looking for a definitive answer of whats actually happening during extended ...
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What activity to expect when fermenting a lager?
I have a lager in primary fermentation, with the temp in the fridge around 10C. The fridge smells of fermentation and the bubbler is not level, but I have not seen a single bubble escape from the ...
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Will this Pilsner technique work?
I want to brew the Brewers Best Continental Pilsner with the given equipment and parameters that I have, which is not much. My basement is averaging 40-45°F (4-7°C) degrees which I think should be ok ...
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Temp swings and forced carbonation
Like some, my chest freezer is my fermentation chamber, lagering chamber, and in cases where I keg, my serving chamber. I have a keg of Oktoberfest in it now lagering and carbing up at 12psi and 35 ...
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