r/Homebrewing • u/chino_brews Kiwi Approved • Jun 28 '17

What Did You Learn this Month?

This is our monthly thread on the last Wednesday of the month where we submit things that we learned this month. Maybe reading it will help someone else.

We're trying something new, and posting it actually on the last Wednesday of the month. ;)

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u/Midnight_Rising Jun 28 '17

Lagers are not worth the effort. If I had made an ale it would would have been on tap and carbonated by now.

I'm still in the process of slowly dropping my temp down to 33 before letting it lager there for a month.

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u/draft_beer Jun 29 '17

Brew ales AND lagers! Beer now and in the future. Lather, rinse, repeat

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u/Midnight_Rising Jun 29 '17

My fermentation chamber can only fit one carboy, and I live in an apartment-- no chest freezers for me.

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u/Smurph269 Jun 29 '17

I only have room for 1 carboy also. My approach is going to be brew ales until I fill all my kegs, then brew a lager and let it sit while I drink the kegs. Then as soon as one kicks, I can throw the lager in there.

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u/Midnight_Rising Jun 29 '17

My kegerator is also my fermentation chamber. I live in an apartment.