Festival NZ Pilsner - Ferm. Temp?

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Festival NZ Pilsner - Ferm. Temp?

Post by MillStBrews » Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:58 am

Hi all,

Bought three kits the other day to crack on with replenishing stocks after Christmas. One of which is the Festival NZ Pilsner. I am struggling with what temp to ferment at.

The Yeast sachet says 'California Lager' so presumably 10-15 deg C but the instructions (which cover the other world beer kits - all ales) specify 20-25 deg C.

Any help with this would be appreciated as I want to get this going.

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Re: Festival NZ Pilsner - Ferm. Temp?

Post by alexlark » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:08 am

From what I've read the kit instructions are correct but I would ferment in the cool side in an attempt to maintain a clean and crisp fermentation.

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Re: Festival NZ Pilsner - Ferm. Temp?

Post by MillStBrews » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:50 am

Yeah I was think of around 18-19 if they are right but don't wanna do that for a 'Lager Yeast'.

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Re: Festival NZ Pilsner - Ferm. Temp?

Post by alexlark » Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:17 am

I was looking at the same yeast on ebay and that stated the same fermentation temps.

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