I want to have a go at a lager as that what i mostly drink, but have been put off by the temperature requirements anyone got any recomendations about making one, maybe using an ale yeast. has anyone had good results with normal household temps , or with weather getting cooler using garden shed etc
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Wendy1971
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You could try kolsch it ferments at around 18 degrees and doesn't need a secondary ferment. The recipe is in the forum recipes :thumb:
Wendy1971
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coopers lager is a very popular one
Wendy1971
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yeah we brewed it before going AG it was quite nice
DaveMack
Regular.
If your doing a Coopers Lager ... and want to do it quickish , stay away from the European or the Mexican Lagers , these take about 2 - 3 months from start to finish .
The other Coopers are drinkable after 4 weeks , there really easy brews to do ... brewing temps are between 21C and 27C .
Have fun ...
Dave .
The other Coopers are drinkable after 4 weeks , there really easy brews to do ... brewing temps are between 21C and 27C .
Have fun ...
Dave .
DaveMack
Regular.
I've done a geordie lager ... its like gnats **** , weak and very pale .
To be honest i dont think you can do much to tin kits to improve the taste .
To be honest i dont think you can do much to tin kits to improve the taste .
snail59
Regular.
Cheers said:
Not true. There are a number of simple little things that can be done to improve a Can Kit. Use a better yeast rather than the one provided, Brew it short and use Malt extract instead of sugar, this will (I think :hmm: ) help with body and for flavour try dry hopping. If it's a lager then use a lager yeast rather than the Ale yeast that is almost always supplied. Kit brews can be rather good as an introduction to the art of brewing but there will always be the time old practice of PATIENTS managing to leave a brew alone long enough to condition will always be the best trick to learn :thumb:
DaveMack
Regular.
snail59 said:Cheers said:
Not true. There are a number of simple little things that can be done to improve a Can Kit. Use a better yeast rather than the one provided, Brew it short and use Malt extract instead of sugar, this will (I think :hmm: ) help with body and for flavour try dry hopping. If it's a lager then use a lager yeast rather than the Ale yeast that is almost always supplied. Kit brews can be rather good as an introduction to the art of brewing but there will always be the time old practice of PATIENTS managing to leave a brew alone long enough to condition will always be the best trick to learn :thumb:
Maybe you can , but i've tried all kinds ... different yeasts ... Malt extract ect , the taste is still the same ... this is the reason why i'm going all grain , i'm after a real ale taste and Coopers cant give this to me .
shearclass
Landlord.
snail59 said:
Patience... I imagine... unless you are experiementing on people with yoru home brew?
:grin:
shearclass
Landlord.
By the way i have made some very nice kits by doing some or all of the following: changing the yeast, adding dry hops, boiling some hops up and adding the water to the wort, 'lagering' lager etc.
I agree with Snail.
I agree with Snail.
snail59
Regular.
Well spotted :thumb:shearclass said:
Now if you had spell checked YORU own post I would have been more inclined to take notice :rofl:
Or are we EXPERIMENTING with alternative language :whistle:
shearclass
Landlord.
ha ha, i can't type at all, and my work PCs don't spell check IE words.
'yoru' is a standard, as is 'teh'. I might as well press random keys then let spell checker decide what i was meaning to write.
'yoru' is a standard, as is 'teh'. I might as well press random keys then let spell checker decide what i was meaning to write.
snail59
Regular.
shearclass said:
Thats what I do :lol: :lol:
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