Lagering/ secondary confusion

[DrHopper]

Hi there,
I have managed to get my hands on a nice temp controlled fridge and am going to try a lager.
I am cool with the 2 week primary fermentation @ about 12 deg c then d rest for 2 days at 16 , but not sure after that. My thought is to rack into secondary fermenter with a load of mittlefrau, then leave at 2-4 deg c for 6 weeks, then rerack, batch prime and bottle. Will there be enough yeast for secondary after that???? Will obviously nest another 6 wks to condition in the bottle etc. Would it be better to 'lager' in the bottle?
Any advice or tweaks on above plan would be brilliant. Many thanks.
Will

 

[DrHopper]

heeeeeeeeelp!!!!!

 

[Sandimas]

The last time I did this I struggled with carbonation, so I would lager in the bottle. It did gas up eventually, just took much much longer than normal.

 

[h_doody]

There will be plenty of yeast left over to carbonate the beer after lagering.

 

[DrHopper]

Cheers peeps. Still unsure.
:-/

 

[Fil]

Cheers peeps. Still unsure.
:-/

your schedule sounds ok to me, if your fridge will go lower take it down to 0-1C
the colder the better afaik. you may also want to raise the temp to 15-16C for the last 2 days before bottling for a 'dactyl rest. tho im no expert.