The Lager is lagering
Have finally put the lager in the fridge down stairs for a few weeks of lagering at low temp.

Will rack into a big keg (45 litre) once the yeast drops out. I guess that will be the weekend. I think I have more than 45 litres so may bottle a few - first time in about five years.

On the espresso front have started stripping and cleaning bits of the Bezzera. A couple descale soak and flushes of the big (13 litre) boiler and a few semi blocked pipes off and cleaned. Managed to overtighten and break part of the steam valve - luckily its interchanable with the water valve which to me is superfluous.