In need of a lager

Alside101 · Apr 16, 2016

Hello my fellow brewers im looking for a lager to please all its for visiting friends and family. Either extract or from a kit. Something like budwiser or fosters (spare me the lecture and abuse lol)

Thanks Al

Robin54 · Apr 16, 2016

I'm lost for words...
sorry can't help

chuffer · Apr 16, 2016

'can't speyke' as the say in Castleford....

wfr42 · Apr 16, 2016

The coopers lagers generally get a good write up on here.
Although i think you have to swap out the yeast and ferment at a cooler temperature if you want to make them a "true" lager.

Sandimas · Apr 16, 2016

I've done the Coopers Australian (ale yeast) and Coopers European (lager yeast) and think I prefer the Australian. Dry hop with some Hallertau and you'll have a nice summer lager.

Alside101 · Apr 16, 2016

I may try the australian with the dryhop and see how it goes. Did you lager it or not bother with it been a ale yeast?

Thanks Al

Leon103 · Apr 16, 2016

Just buy them a 4 pack of Bud and you enjoy your homebrew.

Covrich · Apr 16, 2016

The best Clone for Fosters would be drink 23L of water then urinate it int your FV and age

Don't bother adding yeast as there is a chance it might add some flavour

You could dry drop it (don't ask me to explain that) 7 days before bottling.

:mrgreen:

Alside101 · Apr 16, 2016

Covrich said:
The best Clone for Fosters would be drink 23L of water then urinate it int your FV and age

Don't bother adding yeast as there is a chance it might add some flavour

You could dry drop it (don't ask me to explain that) 7 days before bottling.

:mrgreen:

Haha thats almost as good as 1kg iron filings and dirty dish water as a recipe for john smiths. Im not really a lager fan altho i do like brewdogs this is lager but as far as the 24 cans for a 10er tackle is concerned its not for me

Al

Covrich · Apr 16, 2016

Alside101 said:
Haha thats almost as good as 1kg iron filings and dirty dish water as a recipe for john smiths. Im not really a lager fan altho i do like brewdogs this is lager but as far as the 24 cans for a 10er tackle is concerned its not for me

Al

Tbf I think a good lager is a really nice drink.. I made an AG lager now and it is really nice.. much better than the chemical **** like fosters and much more flavour.. I don't know how the kits compare sorry.. the only kit lager I ever tried was John Bull and I wasn't impressed tbh. I think Coopers are well thought of here.. remember if it is the european lager it will be lager yeast so you will need to ferment around 12ÃÂºc

chuffer · Apr 17, 2016

Wouldn't mind having a bash at a Super Bock clone one day, but that's a lager with some flavour to it

Sandimas · Apr 17, 2016

Alside101 said:
I may try the australian with the dryhop and see how it goes. Did you lager it or not bother with it been a ale yeast?

I didn't lager it and was surprised how good it was.

I usually do the Coopers European, brewed in mid-winter at low temps (12C). However, a couple of summers ago it was a hot one and I drank it all, so had to do an emergency lager brew in mid-summer, hence doing the Australian which comes with an ale yeast. The purists won't like it but it was a decent brew,

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