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How cold can you keep the ferment? I would use W34/70 as high as 60F before I'd use an ale yeast to brew a lager-style beer.Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
Basement temp is ~65. The water bath is an option but I don't have a lot of time to babysit it.
I was looking to try a Mexican beer recipe to change things up a bit. Anyone have any suggestions for a 5 gallon recipe. I would need to use a ale yeast because I don't have a chamber. I have a basement that works for now.
Quote from: Indy574 on May 03, 2016, 03:08:06 pmI was looking to try a Mexican beer recipe to change things up a bit. Anyone have any suggestions for a 5 gallon recipe. I would need to use a ale yeast because I don't have a chamber. I have a basement that works for now.Many people seem to question this, but have you read http://brulosophy.com/2016/02/08/fermentation-temperature-pt-4-lager-yeast-saflager-3470-exbeeriment-results/It would seem that 34/70 works as good at 70F as it does at 50F. He also did something similar with WLP800. You can easily find all the commentary against/criticizing this, but I'm in a similar situation as you (basement 64F, no desire to pay for a freezer and electricity to ferment beer with) and I'm going for it to see for myself. Four lagers in the next two months at 64F. I will cold-crash in ice water and fine with gelatin, but no "real" lagering.Good luck!
Quote from: Todd H. on May 04, 2016, 08:11:07 amQuote from: Indy574 on May 03, 2016, 03:08:06 pmI was looking to try a Mexican beer recipe to change things up a bit. Anyone have any suggestions for a 5 gallon recipe. I would need to use a ale yeast because I don't have a chamber. I have a basement that works for now.Many people seem to question this, but have you read http://brulosophy.com/2016/02/08/fermentation-temperature-pt-4-lager-yeast-saflager-3470-exbeeriment-results/It would seem that 34/70 works as good at 70F as it does at 50F. He also did something similar with WLP800. You can easily find all the commentary against/criticizing this, but I'm in a similar situation as you (basement 64F, no desire to pay for a freezer and electricity to ferment beer with) and I'm going for it to see for myself. Four lagers in the next two months at 64F. I will cold-crash in ice water and fine with gelatin, but no "real" lagering.Good luck!I recently brewed a beer using 34/70 at 64F myself. I disagree that it makes the same beer as lower temperatures but closer to a lager flavor than US-05 at 60F.