Slow ferment ?
Slow ferment ?
Have put a brew down yesterday evening, first one in nearly 12 months... because of the cold weather, did a black rock lager style wit a brew booster sugar pack (from brew master) and added a lager style yeast. Temp when adding yeast about 28 degrees, but has had a very slow start, barely bubbling, once every 3-4 mins. Is this normal for a lager style yeast (sat at around 17 degrees). Never used one before ??
Re: Slow ferment ?
mate for starters, your temps are all f---ed up.
no warmer that 22 for ales and no warmer than 15 for lagers.
saying that are you sure the kit has a true lager yeast?
drop your temps and you wont get the headaches after a few beers.
also you will find them not so fruity in flavour
no warmer that 22 for ales and no warmer than 15 for lagers.
saying that are you sure the kit has a true lager yeast?
drop your temps and you wont get the headaches after a few beers.
also you will find them not so fruity in flavour
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Re: Slow ferment ?
I second everything that Barls says (except the profanity!).
I had a look on the Black Rock site and it doesn't mention that the yeast with the kit is a lager, so in the absence of any evidence to the contrary I would assume it's an ale yeast, which is what comes with most "lager" kits.
Therefore, it was a good idea to buy a lager yeast to ferment it with. What sort did you buy?
As an aside, the Black Rock site also says to, during fermentation, "keep the brew between 18-28degC". DO NOT DO THIS! You will end up with shocking beer if you ferment it at the top of that range, regardless of whether you use an ale or a lager yeast.
Note that activity in the air lock is not a reliable way to know whether the brew is fermenting. Check out "Common question: My brew is not fermenting".
Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Oliver
I had a look on the Black Rock site and it doesn't mention that the yeast with the kit is a lager, so in the absence of any evidence to the contrary I would assume it's an ale yeast, which is what comes with most "lager" kits.
Therefore, it was a good idea to buy a lager yeast to ferment it with. What sort did you buy?
As an aside, the Black Rock site also says to, during fermentation, "keep the brew between 18-28degC". DO NOT DO THIS! You will end up with shocking beer if you ferment it at the top of that range, regardless of whether you use an ale or a lager yeast.
Note that activity in the air lock is not a reliable way to know whether the brew is fermenting. Check out "Common question: My brew is not fermenting".
Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Oliver