Bottling Lager question
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:24 pm
I'm trying to figure out the best approach to take when it comes time to prime and bottle my lager, it's my first one so I would like to get things right.
I brewed my lager on the weekend lager and it's behaving nicely at 10C in the freezer right now. OG is 1.051, saflager dry yeast w/3L starter.
I'm planning on lagering for 4-5 weeks after fermentaion. Most of what I found on the internet involves kegging/force carbing so I'm not sure what to do when I'm ready to bottle.
Should I re-pitch before I bottle/during batch priming? If so should I Lager for a second shorter stage in the bottle after it's carbed?
As always, any advice is appreciated.
I brewed my lager on the weekend lager and it's behaving nicely at 10C in the freezer right now. OG is 1.051, saflager dry yeast w/3L starter.
I'm planning on lagering for 4-5 weeks after fermentaion. Most of what I found on the internet involves kegging/force carbing so I'm not sure what to do when I'm ready to bottle.
Should I re-pitch before I bottle/during batch priming? If so should I Lager for a second shorter stage in the bottle after it's carbed?
As always, any advice is appreciated.