Need advice on a Vienna Lager

[JohnSant]

As some of you know, I did my first kit with a grain steep on the 17th. After brewing I split to 2 LBK's and used brewferm lager yeast with keg #1 and selflager S-23 with keg #2 and placed into my fermenter with temp set at 56 deg. the next day keg #1 was starting to ferment and showing good signs of krausen forming. Keg #2 had no signs and I thought I would give it some more time, after 3 days still no signs or movement of the wort I raised the temp to 57 deg. to see if this would give a kick start, no go. On the morning of the 23rd I checked the fermenter and found that keg #2 had a 1/2 inch of krausen. Good to go right..... well not IAW my instructions. I was planning on doing a D-rest on the 27th (my B-Day) and on the 30th rack to another keg for 2 more weeks of fermentation, then lower to Lagering temp over 6-7 days and hold for 4 weeks and then bottle. With keg #2 being a late starter this has thrown my time schedule off. will it matter if I leave keg #1 on the trub bed until keg #2 catches up or should I figure out some other way to get back to schedule . Instructions says I should rack to secondary after 7-10 days in primary.

[swenocha]

Imho, it would be fine to leave as you propose. I never transfer my lagers to secondary, so the beer is on the cake for longer than you are talking about, and I've had no ill effects...

[Inkleg]

I'd just ferment on #2s schedule, #1 will be fine with it.

I'm drinking what I call Vienna oops Lager, it went 5 days before getting some working yeast to start fermenting it, long story. Then the fridge controller went out on day 9 or 10, temperature went up to 73* ( un scheduled D rest) so I just kegged it and put it in the keezer. It's not a bad beer, I may do it again soon the right way to see what it should really taste like.

[JohnSant]

Thank guys #2 it will be, was thinking that but needed to see what others had to say. I do think I should get off the yeast cake before d-rest and secondary fermentation, just so it won't take off again. Want it to clean up as much as it can before lagering.

[dbrowning]

Always been my understanding that D rest should be done BEFORE transferring to secondary.

[JohnSant]

Thanks d I miss spoke I'm going to do my D-rest prior to racking to secondary.