Mike
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I'm looking to start brewing lagers. This will require me to get another fermentation box as I'd like to be able to continue brewing ales while my lagers sit for months. I currently use a chest freezer with a digital temp controller for my ales. The digital temp controller was one of the most important pieces of brewing equipment purchased to me and has made me realize just how important precise temp control is during ferm. I was previously using an analog controller and it just didn't cut it. Temps varied too much during primary and it affected the beer tremendously.
So I'm wondering if I need the same setup for a lagering box or whether I can just get a refrigerator and not use any temp controller. Is it as important to keep lagers at eg. 50 degrees rather than between 45-55 as it is to keep ales at eg. 66 rather than 65-75?
So I'm wondering if I need the same setup for a lagering box or whether I can just get a refrigerator and not use any temp controller. Is it as important to keep lagers at eg. 50 degrees rather than between 45-55 as it is to keep ales at eg. 66 rather than 65-75?