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First lager isn't bubbling Continued

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First lager isn't bubbling Continued

OK, so I took a hydrometer reading 2 days ago and it was 1.010.  I opened the lid tonight and it looks like it is on the end of the fermintation.  I took a big wif and I got a big nose full of carbon dioxide and thought I was going to pass out.  I'm a little confused on the hydrometer reading.  I took another one tonight and it is the same 1.010.  I'm not real sure what I should do next.  Its been in the primary for 10 days now.  I tasted the sample and it didn't have any real bad flavor to it.  Just new to this and trying to learn as much as I can.  After I brewed my first batch and it tasted so good I knew I was hooked.

 

If you are at 1.010 for 3 days now, chances are your ferment is done. The idea of really good lagers is to keep them clear, so you should wait a couple more days to make sure as much of the yeast flocced out as possible. I would bring the fermenter to a place about 65 deg to do this, (gently because you do not want to stir up what has dropped out). 2-3 days at this 65 will be your d-rest (to remove diacetyl through yeast warming up and kicking in a quick clean up). Then transfer to your lagering seconary and drop the temp to 34-38 deg for as long as you want to lager for (usually 6-8 weeks) if yo go longer than that you may lose too much yeast for bottle carbing. 6-8 weeks you should be fine.

 

Thanks for the info.  This is a kit and it says to ferment in primary for 2 weeks and secondary for 2 weeks.  I think the yeast that was in the kit is designed to be able to work in warmer temps.  I talked to the guy at the brew shop and he said between 50 and 60 degrees was fine.  I will transfer into my secondary Friday or Saturday and go from there.  Thanks again for the help.

 

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