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No that is compared to force carb. You don't have to carb with the krausening. Just add the saved wort let it sit for a couple days and then lager. It will work the same. After lagering, for a min of 4 weeks force carb it.

Protein rest would make the brew less cloudy. Krausening makes the brew very smooth and rounded in taste.

Krausening does change the final product. Gives the a beer a MUCH smoother finish. You really notice it on a big beer. And I don't get what you mean by extra work. Putting 3 quarts of wort in self sealing mason jars and take a couple extra reading out of secondary is no big deal.

I'm sure there is some math on this somewhere but I have never used it. I only know that 3 quarts will get you close. Add 1 quart at a time so you don't up it too much.

if you are talking about the wort, save 3 quarts after the boil and can it in mason jars and refrigerate. Then, after fermentation is complete check your gravity and then add enough of the savexd wort to up the gravity by .003.

what was your temp and target level when you set and forget 10-15psi?

My lager was in primary for 1 week at 55 degrees. I slowly brought it down to 31 degrees in secondary. Total time in secondary was 8 weeks. I am real busy right now, so, I bought some kegging equipment. I left it at 31 degrees under 9PSI. Is this a typical post lagering set up? Would...

definitely very clear, but the taste is bad. Don't know what I did, something must have went wrong. I cannot even drink it.:(

I just put this in a keg after lagering @31 for 8 weeks. I have it sitting @31 degrees and 9 PSI. See any problems with this?

That is what the thermostat should be set at. The actual temp is higher.

1.016 or 1.006

Most everything big I brew is cloudy until the chill haze settles out after a week in the fridge.

You cannot be at 1.:confused: The hydrometer reading has to be off. Check it again and report back.

1.046 I fly sparge with a false bottom cooler setup and get excellent efficiency every time by standing over it gently stirring the very top of the grain bed to fill in tunnels and by keeping the sparge water only a couple of inches off the grain bed. I sparge very slow as well, a rate of...

Do you bottle your lagers? I can't buy kegging equipment. My wife thinks the kids will get into it.