I've brewed a ton of ales and the normal gravity versions are generally done in 2 or three days at 67F and I let them go another 5 or 6 days to let things clean up.
I just made my first lager, a munich dunkel, OG of 1.050 and used a 2.5L starter with 2 vials of WLP833. I pitched at 44F and brought it up to 50F over 36 hours. The airlock bubbled pretty well for several days (about 5) and slowed down to a burp every now and then (something like one an hour or less). I've raised the temp to 56F for a diacetyl rest.
How long should I hold it at 56F before I start checking gravities? I don't like messing with the fermenter, so I'd like to take as few samples as possible.
Just wondering what the typical schedule is for WLP833 when pitched and oxygenated properly.
Thanks
I just made my first lager, a munich dunkel, OG of 1.050 and used a 2.5L starter with 2 vials of WLP833. I pitched at 44F and brought it up to 50F over 36 hours. The airlock bubbled pretty well for several days (about 5) and slowed down to a burp every now and then (something like one an hour or less). I've raised the temp to 56F for a diacetyl rest.
How long should I hold it at 56F before I start checking gravities? I don't like messing with the fermenter, so I'd like to take as few samples as possible.
Just wondering what the typical schedule is for WLP833 when pitched and oxygenated properly.
Thanks