GeoBrew Update week 3

It's been three weeks since I buried 5 gallons of Schwartzbier lager  in a hole near Waupaca WI.  I have NO IDEA what's happening with it!  The temps have been cool topside, which I hope translates to appropriate temps 4 feet below ground.  I need a temp of 45-55 degrees to get my Lager actively fermenting.  Ground temp was 40 when we put it to rest.



Next will be to get it out of the hole to get a Gravity reading, then a 48 hour warm up...  then?  Well, we're working on that.  I need to chill it down to the mid thirty's for at least two weeks.  I've been told to research the old Norwegian tradition of harvesting ice in the winter from lakes and storing it in sawdust and hay for use in the summer...  Must make that decision soon!

Cheers!
-Chris