Found a refrigerator to cool down the Fermentation
WHOOO HOOOOO, I found a fridge! God I love Freecycle.org
I put a post out on Freecycle looking to see if anyone had a refridgerator they no longer needed, and that I could use it. And well, I found one, I will have to drive a bit tomorrow but it works, and its free!
In case anyone is not familiar with Freecycle.org, it is a group of people like you and I who either are looking for stuff, or have stuff that is no longer needed, and instead of throwing it away, giving it away for free. We have gotten an exercise bike that I will use as a back-up human powered generator in case we have power outages during hurricane season. My best friend purchased all new furniture, and was able to give away all their used furniture. Sofa, entertainment center, beds, all still in good condition. So if you are interested go to http://www.Freecycle.org, and sign up in your area. You may need a Yahoo account to gain access but its free, and they now allow up to 1 gig of email space.
Now for the fridge. Because I am brewing a Lager, the secondary fermentation should take place in an environment where the temperature is around 45-55 degrees this will slow the fermentation down, and settle out the sediment.
Lager comes from the German word "lagern" which means to store. A lager beer is in cold storage while it ages in the conditioning phase. Temperature influences lagers in two ways. During primary fermentation, the cooler temperature (45-55 °F) prevents the formation of fruity esters by the yeast. In addition to producing fewer byproducts during the primary phase, the yeast uses the long conditioning phase to finish off residual sugars and metabolize other compounds that may give rise to off-flavors and aromas (this was excerpted from the website How to Brew at this URL http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter10-2.html)
So I will take the fridge, clear out enough space for my 6 gal carboy, adjust the temperature to this range, and let the secondary fermentation take place for about 4 weeks.
posted by Unknown @ 7:48 AM
1 Comments:
Katie, and Brian,
Yes "Blogging" is the new wave of the Internet, it is very much like a
diary. Programmers, use blogs to post ideas, problems, and resolutions,
tutorials, and how-to's.
My daughter is using it to chronicle her summer vacation, and a good
friend of ours is using a Blog to chronicle His, and his sons Car trip to
Alaska (his new duty station in Kodiak).
Other may use it as place to be creative, and write stories, or novels.
I am using the Blog to document my Home Brewing of Wine, and Beer. I
currently have a batch (5 gals.) of Munich Lowenbrau (style) Dark
Oktoberfest beer. In its primary fermentation stage.
I have done several batches of Fruit flavored wines, that me and the
Wife enjoy!!! My first was a Blackberry Merlot, then an Exotic Fruit
White Zinfandel (I made 16 gals of that wine) a Green Apple Riesling, and I
just bottled 5 gals. of Peach Chardonnay.
I will probably be making another batch of beer after I see how this
batch turns out. I am hoping to make a very good clone of Lowenbrau
Export Lager. At the time I purchased the ingredients, they only had the
stuff to make the dark version.
Anyway if you are interested in the hobby feel free to follow along,
and post comments if you want.
PS Mom is a basket case again. (well still) I told her that I have the
attorney on retainer, and that once she is ready to come back I can get
her here, and we will take care of the immigration.
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