lagering temperature
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This is really not a "lager" in the German sense. The California yeast strains - Wyeast 2112 is one - were developed to produce lager-like characteristics at relatively warm temperatures. Wyeast's style sheet indicates fermentation in the 58° - 68° range. Here's a link to the data sheet....
http://www.wyeastlab.com/com_b_yeaststr ... cfm?ID=131
The data sheet specifically states not to lager at very low temps with this yeast. If I were using it, I'd ferment and lager at the low end of the range to keep esters down and use taste to determine when it's done. If you want, once you're done, you can cold-shock the beer to settle out the remaining yeast and increase clarity but with this strain, you don't have to do a low-temp lager.
http://www.wyeastlab.com/com_b_yeaststr ... cfm?ID=131
The data sheet specifically states not to lager at very low temps with this yeast. If I were using it, I'd ferment and lager at the low end of the range to keep esters down and use taste to determine when it's done. If you want, once you're done, you can cold-shock the beer to settle out the remaining yeast and increase clarity but with this strain, you don't have to do a low-temp lager.
