December 4th, 2007
Lagering
Posted by
John in
Partial Mash
Getting a Better Bottle carboy would allow me to lager a beer. I have plans to brew a cream ale in February or March and lager it through the cold months using:
- A styrofoam box that I got from Mike…looks like it was used for Omaha steaks
- Snow and/or ice from the outside
- If there isn’t any snow or ice outside, I will freeze half liter water bottles and use them
I think that I can regulate temperature just enough without freezing the beer. Without a spare fridge, I am willing to give this makeshift ice box a try.
on December 5th, 2007 at 9:31 am
For lagering I would also do a temperature check in a garage or outside wall closet, in the winter time you might be able to find a spot that doesn’t heat up much but doesn’t also freeze. You could lager there just fine. Perhaps wrapping a few towels around a fermentor in a cold garage would serve to lager well, not ferment but lager.