Bill Tong
Well-Known Member
I have a Pilsner thats been fermenting for 2 weeks, think it's done now. I used W 34/70 and kept temps down using an ice bath.
If, hypothetically, Santa brings me a fermentation chamber and i try to lager it for about 2 weeks (why not??), how would i do this? I dont have any carboys to transfer to so just want to do it in primary.
My questions are:
1) i have not taken a FG reading yet. If i open the fermenter i will let air in. If i do this and then place in the fridge, will it cause oxidation?
2) do i just keep the airlock on when dropping the temp? Ive heard there is this suck back thing going on. How do i prevent/deal with that?
Thanks for your help!
If, hypothetically, Santa brings me a fermentation chamber and i try to lager it for about 2 weeks (why not??), how would i do this? I dont have any carboys to transfer to so just want to do it in primary.
My questions are:
1) i have not taken a FG reading yet. If i open the fermenter i will let air in. If i do this and then place in the fridge, will it cause oxidation?
2) do i just keep the airlock on when dropping the temp? Ive heard there is this suck back thing going on. How do i prevent/deal with that?
Thanks for your help!