weenie
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It's been over 5 weeks since I decided to try my hand at my first home brew.
Finally couldn't resist trying a bottle (or three!) and I must say I'm quite pleased with the results!
So, Coopers Australian lager, OG was 1047, FG was 1014. 16 days in FV, 14 days in warm (19 degrees), a week in cold (ish, 15 degrees - in the garage). I managed to get 43 bottles (500ml).
Beer is darker in colour than lager, a little bit more bitter, not very strong alcoholic-wise, but definitely drinkable.
I used Coopers Carbonation drops in half the batch and half a teaspoon of table sugar in the other half.
The beer with the table sugar was a little bit fizzier but actually, no real difference between the two so in future, I'll just use the normal sugar as it's a lot cheaper!
Beer is pretty clear, with only a tiny bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
All in all, an enjoyable brewing experience, am really happy with the results - friends and colleagues queueing up to try!
The info on this forum has been really helpful, so thanks all!
Look forward to getting my next batch on!
Finally couldn't resist trying a bottle (or three!) and I must say I'm quite pleased with the results!
So, Coopers Australian lager, OG was 1047, FG was 1014. 16 days in FV, 14 days in warm (19 degrees), a week in cold (ish, 15 degrees - in the garage). I managed to get 43 bottles (500ml).
Beer is darker in colour than lager, a little bit more bitter, not very strong alcoholic-wise, but definitely drinkable.
I used Coopers Carbonation drops in half the batch and half a teaspoon of table sugar in the other half.
The beer with the table sugar was a little bit fizzier but actually, no real difference between the two so in future, I'll just use the normal sugar as it's a lot cheaper!
Beer is pretty clear, with only a tiny bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
All in all, an enjoyable brewing experience, am really happy with the results - friends and colleagues queueing up to try!
The info on this forum has been really helpful, so thanks all!
Look forward to getting my next batch on!
