FV cabinet temperature

[eblis]

At what temperature do you brew in you FV cabinet?

I am currently brewing 2 kits by coopers a Mexican Cerveza and Canadian Blonde at 20c.

I was thinking after 14 days at 20c I was going to drop the temp to zero to clear the beer, do you think this will help the beer clear or am I just over thinking things?

 

[Wendy1971]

you mean what temp to ferment we ferment at 18 degrees but sometimes anywhere between 18 and 22

 

[eblis]

so you think i should turn it down to 18c then?

 

[jonnymorris]

20degC will be fine to ferment at.

When it's finished, turn your heat off to let it condition. The cooler the better, to a point... 0degC may be a bit too cool.

I'm not experienced at doing lager but I'm sure someone who is will be along soon.

 

[pittsy]

lager around 5c dropping it slowly from your temp over a week if poss then leave for a month but thats AG not sure its worth it for kits (lager AG brews are around 12c ferment temp)

 

[Easy Peasie]

Eblis a couple of days at 2-3 degrees should help the yeast drop. I think lager kit yeasts are usually ale yeast so don,t worry about layering.

 

[eblis]

OK thats a new term i havent heard of before 'layering' what does that mean?

EP thats what i was going to try, after 14 days drop the temp to 5c and leave it for another 3-5days to clear.

 

[Easy Peasie]

Sorry meant lagering, good old predictive text.