February 4th, 2010

Racking Beer

Posted by John in Brew Log

Just a quick update:  I racked the Maibock to a secondary vessel, a glass carboy.  It is now in the beer fridge chilling out at about 37°F. 

It’s been in there for a day and a half and it is not as clear as I thought it would be at this stage.  I guess we shall see as time goes on.

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  1. JW said,

    on February 6th, 2010 at 10:52 am

    Did you taste it when you racked it? Did the diacetyl rest work?

    -JW

  2. John said,

    on February 8th, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    Hi JW,

    I did taste a sample as I racked it and it did not coat my mouth like the sample I took for the gravity reading did. So I am thinking thumbs up on the diacetyl rest.

  3. Mike said,

    on February 9th, 2010 at 8:41 am

    The diacetyl was really subtle so thats good in the first place. But the rest at warmer temps may have dried it out just slighty to help eliminate that coating thing. I would think that lagering will really clean up the flavor and mouthfeel abit as the yeast and polyphenols settle out.

  4. JW said,

    on February 10th, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    Very cool - I’m glad it worked for you.

    I have my first true lager in primary right now - so I’ll gearing up for the same thing in a week and a half.

    -JW

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