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Lagering Time

topic posted Mon, November 21, 2005 - 5:54 AM by  Tommaso 		Share/Save/Bookmark
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i started a Czech Pilsner and its finished its primary fermentation and been transfered to a secondary and going into a cool place for lagering. Question is how long? i've read it can be between 4 and 12 weeks. Thats a big time difference, how do i know when its finished?
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  • Re: Lagering Time

    Sat, November 26, 2005 - 11:10 PM
    Keep checking the final gravity. Pilsners start high and slowly come down. Keep it in a cool dark place and check it weekly. Hope this helps.
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      Re: Lagering Time

      Mon, November 28, 2005 - 8:07 AM
      and what am i shooting for?
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        Re: Lagering Time

        Fri, September 28, 2007 - 3:33 AM
        That depends on your recipe. You're checking the specific gravity to see when fermentation has stopped or slowed to a negligible amount. You'll see that the specific gravity will be lower each time you check it for a while then it will level off and stop falling - that means fermentation is done. I say four days with no noticeable change in specific gravity is a good stop time but you can make it a week to be sure.
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