Characteristics of lager yeast

[Cainehulse]

Just wondering if anyone can give me some tips ie how does it ferment do you still see krausen anything will help know I takes longer due to the colder temps you ferment at

 

[itbrvilla]

Just wondering if anyone can give me some tips ie how does it ferment do you still see krausen anything will help know I takes longer due to the colder temps you ferment at

Recently did the Coopers Euro Lager kit. Lager yests generally ferment at lower temps than all, they produce a sulphury smell like rotten eggs. They take a lot longer to ferment also, although I have know idea if that is due to the yeast or the temp or a combination of them both. Think my krousenwas smaller and lasted longer than any of the ales I've done so far.

 

[Cainehulse]

Ok how long did yours take before you got to the bottling stage

 

[JonnyD]

A larger yeast is designed to ferment a lower temperatures for longer, from about 5 - 12degrees C. You will see a krausen and it may last the whole duation of the fermentation. I usually ferment my largers at 10 degrees for 1 week then drop it down gradually to 2 degrees (or as low as i can get it) for another 2 weeks, after this bring it back to 20degrees until its fully fermented (usually 4-5days). Rack it then leave in the cool for 3 weeks to condition. Rack again then bottle or keg :thumb:

 

[itbrvilla]

Ok how long did yours take before you got to the bottling stage

Did it for 4 weeks and transfered to another bucket for a week before bottling.

 

[LeithR]

Ditto all of the above except that I lager'd my batch at 1*C for 4 weeks in my brew fridge. The suggested lagering period is 1 week for every 10 SG points so a 1040 lager should lager for 4 weeks. Mine was a little over 1040 at 1044 but it tasted great when I was bottling it, it finished at 1000 and it was very clear before conditioning with 200g priming sugar for my 23L batch. I bottled a couple of PET bottles of the brew and they have gone rock solid so it is carbing up nicely. I'll move them out to the shed later this week.

 

[Cainehulse]

I'm trying to post a pic of my from my iPhone but can't figure it out it's got some sort of black blobs floating around on top of the foam could this be dead yeast or is it normal?

 

[JonnyD]

think you can only post pics after 15 posts, post another post then try