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George Schmidt
Intermediate Member
Username: Gschmidt
Post Number: 374
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 03:58 pm: | 
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Sorry in advance for what I'm sure will be a redundant question.
Brewed a CAP w/ OG 1.042. Big starter of Wy2007 and fermented at 50F for 10 days. By then it had basically stopped bubbling and dropped to 1.011. I figured I'd missed the D-rest but there wasn't any noticable taste of diacetyl. I thought, what the heck, and warmed it up anyway. It's been 3 days at 61F now and it's again bubbling about once every 90 seconds. I'm concerned because I don't want it to drop a heck of a lot farther than 1.010. What should I do? Thanks for the hand-holding through this first lager.
Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ~~Robert A. Heinlein: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
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davidw
Advanced Member
Username: Davidw
Post Number: 828
Registered: 03-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 04:02 pm: |
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If it's been @ 61 degrees F for three days that is more than adequate for a D-rest. Especially if you didn't detect any diacetyl prior to warming it up.
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q-ceps
Junior Member
Username: Qceps
Post Number: 89
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 04:05 pm: |
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The bubbling may be coming from the CO2 which is less soluble at higher temps.
Diacetyl will be reduced as long as you keep beer in contact with a good amount of yeast at the right temp.
As far as low terminal gravity is concerned, there is nothing you can do there by "stopping" fermentation when convennient - it is pre-determined by the fermentable sugar profile in your wort and will go through to completion (unless micro-filtered) sooner or later. Later is more dangerous, because it can lead to overcarbonation and exploding bottles. |
J. Steinhauer
Intermediate Member
Username: Jstein6870
Post Number: 426
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 04:47 pm: |
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I favor CO2 degassing. |
George Schmidt
Intermediate Member
Username: Gschmidt
Post Number: 375
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 05:21 pm: |
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Thanks, Guys! Sounds like I'll be okay to start lagering that puppy tonight. I've got other plans for that yeast. 
Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ~~Robert A. Heinlein: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
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