I'm pretty excited about my first lager

So what kinda chamber are you using?

I am going to get into laugering this winter I believe.

 

I like it! I thought about taking a door off of a old dorm fridge, and building an insulated box around it that would hold 2-3 carboys. Never knew if it would get cold enough. Figured I can do it and make it work in the garage for the winder though.

 

I've had good luck doing this. I do my d-rest while there is still active fermentation, but close to finishing. For me, this is usually around day 10-12. Never had any diacetyl issues.

 

So how did that lager turn out? I built up a fermentation chamber like I was talking about back in october -

Any of you have some reading materials for lagering? We are doing our first on 12/2

 

http://byo.com/malt/item/1488-the-lowdown-on-lagering-advanced-brewing

Cheers!

 

What a coincidence! I'm doing my first Lager this weekend. I decided to keep it simple, so I'm doing a slight variation on "Your Father's Mustache" from Palmer's book. Just Maris Otter and flaked corn, jacked up to give ~6% ABV according to brew cipher. Big yeast starter coming along quite nicely. Assuming success, cream Ale and double bocks to follow, although I have ingredients for 3 other batches to work through first.