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Man That Lager Ferments Slow!!
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:09 am
by msjulian
My Oktoberfest is four days into week three @ 50 deg....still bubbling away!!!
Man...this is going to take forever!!!
I think the Hef that I am going to brew friday night will be finished fermenting before this is done....
Re: Man That Lager Ferments Slow!!
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:43 am
by Don
Relax. It will be ready by October.
September 18 is the start of Oktoberfest.
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/article/Ab ... +FAQs/751/
Re: Man That Lager Ferments Slow!!
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:06 pm
by msjulian
Thanks for the encouragement!! It better hurry though I am just about out of Kolsch...
Re: Man That Lager Ferments Slow!!
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:26 pm
by psfred
Don't get in a hurry -- you still have to lager it for three months at 40F.....
Peter
Re: Man That Lager Ferments Slow!!
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:14 am
by msjulian
Moved it over in to a keg on March 4th. Stuffed it in the back of the kegerator with no co2. Reach in once a day to relieve any pressure so the yeast won't get over burdened. Still hearing a small amount of co2 release each time so I guess all is still working away. My plan is to let is sit for as long as I can. Hopefully 4-6 months. I guess I need to keep brewing the fast wheat's in the mean time so I don't run out of beer....