I was inspired to attempt my first lager after enjoying a few German varieties recently.
I went with Jamil's Oktoberfest and I figured I'd attempt the fast lager method outlined on the Brulosophy website (originally discovered by Mike “Tasty” McDole).
OG at 1.055, I pitched a very healthy starter at 48 F at day 0.
Day 1: Obvious fermentation activity, 48 F
Day 2: 1.035, 48F
Day 3: 1.032, 48F, I decided this was at the 50% of expected attenuation so I turned the chamber off and cracked the lid.
Day 4: ?.??? It had risen to 60F
Day 5: 1.016, 65F
This is now 70% attenuated which is getting into finished territory at 70-74% for this yeast. I've heard 2308 is a beast but I mean at five days this doesn't seem that much slower than ale ferments! I also did not detect any diacetyl when I tasted the samples on days 2 and 3 so I'm kind of regretting my aggressive ramp up; I should have let it ferment out a bit lower before rising or not at all.
Could I have negatively affected it (esters?) by ramping it up so rapidly and prematurely?
I suppose if I wanted a fast lager, I sure got one lol.
I went with Jamil's Oktoberfest and I figured I'd attempt the fast lager method outlined on the Brulosophy website (originally discovered by Mike “Tasty” McDole).
OG at 1.055, I pitched a very healthy starter at 48 F at day 0.
Day 1: Obvious fermentation activity, 48 F
Day 2: 1.035, 48F
Day 3: 1.032, 48F, I decided this was at the 50% of expected attenuation so I turned the chamber off and cracked the lid.
Day 4: ?.??? It had risen to 60F
Day 5: 1.016, 65F
This is now 70% attenuated which is getting into finished territory at 70-74% for this yeast. I've heard 2308 is a beast but I mean at five days this doesn't seem that much slower than ale ferments! I also did not detect any diacetyl when I tasted the samples on days 2 and 3 so I'm kind of regretting my aggressive ramp up; I should have let it ferment out a bit lower before rising or not at all.
Could I have negatively affected it (esters?) by ramping it up so rapidly and prematurely?
I suppose if I wanted a fast lager, I sure got one lol.
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