Ale fermentation compared to lager

[rwschwartz]

I'm new to brewing and have a question. My first batch was an Irish Red Ale. After 24 huours, it was bubbling vigorously. The batch I'm working on now is a European Bock. After 24 hours it was barely bubbling. It has picked up some now at 48 hours, but still not very vigorous. Is it normal for a lager to ferment less vigorously than an ale?


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[freisste]

Very normal. Just keep the temp in the desired range and relax. Lagers have much more mellow fermentations.

 

[whirlpoolinfool]

Also if you did not make a yeast starter you will want to on future lagers. Lagers need about 3x the amount of yeast cells so that there is not a long lag phase.

 

[rwschwartz]

A yeast starter? The recipe didn't say anything about that. Ill have to research that. Thanks for the info.


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