Re: Lager
- From: Denny Conn <denny.g.conn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:29:52 -0700
Pavil Natanovich wrote:
Last week I brewed a Munich Dunkel, preparing a mild brew for
Octoberfest. I stuck it in a laundry hamper I gradually filled with
cold water for the first couple of days. It was still pretty active
when I moved it to a secondary and stuck the fermenter in a shady spot
in the creek, which is about the perfect temperature.
That seems like a pretty cheap way to keep the beer cool. I intend to
use that for my next lager, although the night time temperatures will
probably drop down to freezing in the next few weeks. I'll keep you
posted on how it all turns out.
Boy, moving a lager to secondary in less than a week is damn quick!
I've used a similar fermentation method for years. The extra mass of
the water buffers thermal changes. In the summer, I can add ice packs
to keep things cool. In the winter, I put an aquarium heater hooked to
a timer in the water. By adjusting the thermostat on the heater and the
timer, I can maintain perfect lager temps.
------------>Denny
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