(Not really a) Hoppy Lager

MyQul said:

You could ferment cooler if you want to test out the cool bag and ferment at 15C. The only downside you might find is I've read US-05 can give a peachy flavours when fermented cool. You also might need two packets. I haven't tried US-05 at 15C but I've used notty (wilko ale) and used two packets

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MyQul said:

You could ferment cooler if you want to test out the cool bag and ferment at 15C. The only downside you might find is I've read US-05 can give a peachy flavours when fermented cool. You also might need two packets. I haven't tried US-05 at 15C but I've used notty (wilko ale) and used two packets

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Covrich said:

I did US at 16-17 and it was fine for what I could taste.. I only needed a single packet.

In fact it is really really good.

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

How close to a lager did it turn out? To be honest, if mine turns out like a golden ale, it's not the end of the world. As long as it's something that tastes good cold for the summer, then I'll be happy!

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Covrich said:

Seriously? really really good, it easily passes as a lager, at a party last week loads of people tried and loved it and not one thought it was anothing other than a lager..

@myqul suggested i lager them for 4 weeks in a fridge which is really good to do, it gives it that smooth distinct lager crispness, for those I cannot wait on I enjoy as like light psuedo ales.. but the lagered ones are really spot on if that is what you're after..

for mine I used bobek and sjvanski goldings hops so it was a little slovenian..

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

Did you use 2 x 2ltr bottles for yours?

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MyQul said:

Cant remeber how many I used but it was something like that. Deffo wouldn't have been more than 2x2L though

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

I was a bit disappointed to find food in my freezer hop drawer. Good news is that now the food has been moved, there's plenty of room for 2 x 2ltr bottles - all good for a brew day on Saturday!

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MyQul said:

Who needs food when you've got beer :party:

Have you taken an ambient temp reading where your going to put your brew bag? You many not even need 2x2L The weather has turned cold and I've only need 1x 500ml ice bottle in the brew bag at the mo. I'm fermenting at about 17C-18C as my kitchen floor is about 18.5C

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

It's about 18C where I brew, which normally results in the FV being 21/22 under fermentation. I was aiming for 13c in the bag to give 16c when fermenting. Does that sound about right?

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MyQul said:

I generally aim for ambient temp in the bag. So if I was to aim for 16C in the bag with a general ambient tempt of 18C I would use 2L of ice to drop the temp 2 degrees in the bag to 16C. I dont take the extra heat generated by fermentation into account as the 1L of ice per 1degree C seem to take care of this/into account

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