Man That Lager Ferments Slow!!

[msjulian]

My Oktoberfest is four days into week three @ 50 deg....still bubbling away!!!

Man...this is going to take forever!!!

I think the Hef that I am going to brew friday night will be finished fermenting before this is done....

[Don]

Relax. It will be ready by October.
September 18 is the start of Oktoberfest.

http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/article/Ab ... +FAQs/751/

[msjulian]

Thanks for the encouragement!! It better hurry though I am just about out of Kolsch...

[psfred]

Don't get in a hurry -- you still have to lager it for three months at 40F.....

Peter

[msjulian]

Moved it over in to a keg on March 4th. Stuffed it in the back of the kegerator with no co2. Reach in once a day to relieve any pressure so the yeast won't get over burdened. Still hearing a small amount of co2 release each time so I guess all is still working away. My plan is to let is sit for as long as I can. Hopefully 4-6 months. I guess I need to keep brewing the fast wheat's in the mean time so I don't run out of beer....