Anyone try a side by side comparison with the same brew?
My efficiency was through the roof last night on my lager so i filled a 2L flask with the extra and thought i would ferment it out and do a side by side. The flask is at 65 and the fermentation chamber is at 48, same pitch rate 24 hrs later.. huge difference!
Lager temps vs Ale temps
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
Haven't done it myself but I have read about it.
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Keep us posted on the results...very interesting stuff
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Keep us posted on the results...very interesting stuff
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
I will for sure, i had to empty my kegs out of the fridge to do the lagers so if there was anyway i could get away without doing it or doing it for a shorter period of time i would be all for it.
A side effect was i had to get rid of all the food in my main fridge to fit the kegs in, priorities..
A side effect was i had to get rid of all the food in my main fridge to fit the kegs in, priorities..
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
haha awesome! I've been there! 
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
The first signs of fermentation are showing in the lagered beer now about 38 hours after pitching whereas the one at 65 is roaring away. I really thought that the ultra high pitch rate i used in the lager would have kicked off fermentation in 12 hours or so.
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
They are notoriously slow buggers. It's that reason I usually leave my lagers at about 60f until I see it starting to ferment then it gets chilled down to around 45. I've had good success using that method.
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
Thats a good idea, i chilled right to 48 just to see if the chiller could do it more than anything else. The starters are all done at room temp so the yeast probably go dormant initially and have to ramp up after awhile.
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Re: Lager temps vs Ale temps
So it has been a long delay but the lager is finally ready to sample (Of course the ale was ready 3 weeks ago).
You don't even have to drink the 2 beer to compare them, the aroma is worlds apart!
I am carbing up the ale version in a 2L bottle and the lager version should be ready tonight in the keg.
You don't even have to drink the 2 beer to compare them, the aroma is worlds apart!
I am carbing up the ale version in a 2L bottle and the lager version should be ready tonight in the keg.
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