G'day Guy's,
As I said before this second lager brew is at true lagering temps and I pitched the yeast back on the 5th of this month, checked today and it's still bubbling away so I reckon I got a true lager brew going here. Last Saturday I took a Sg reading and it was 1012 so it still has a way to go. The brew is sitting on 7C and i have had the fridge turned off for 2 todays so really when this brew does stop bubbling would i be best to leave in the fridge at the cool temps to settle for 2 weeks before bottling ? . Now as i will be using those carbonation drops instead of sugar also would it matter if they were laying down in the fridge for next 2 weeks after bottling to truly complete the lagering. My thinking there I can fit all 30 or so bottles in the fridge and although I'm goingto miss this brew as a xmas drop it should be a winner for new years....
A mate gave me a tin of coopers Ginger Beer to so got that going in the other fridge with a light bulb going and a simple circuit with a LM335 taped to the side of the fermenter and a simple pic circuit to turn on the light when the temp drops to 21C and turn off at 24C. So it does look like a mean ginger beer will be the xmas drop.....
Well with this first brew of lager near gone it will be worth the wait so I am thinking of getting some more buckets from Barnicle Bills and get a couple of lager brews going next time so there won't be any shortage in the future.
Cheers Bryan