Ive just finished getting my cerveza on the go. As i used the yeast from the kit on another brew, i bought a saflager w-34/70 yeast at over £4!! Hope its worth it. Also used 1 kg of brew enhancer 2 and OG was 1042
Hi scott, the brew enhancer 2 contains.... dextrose, light dry malt and maltodextrin. I dont know the quanties of each but thats what it says on the box. It also says on the box, approx alcohol content using 1 kg...4.5%, 750gms...4.1% and 500gms...3.6%.ScottM said:What's in the brew enhancer? Sounds like a good starting gravity for that kit as it's not very strong at all on its own. Normally you will get 4.5% if you add 1kg of brewing sugar, using a mix may see it a bit lower.
With regards to the yeast it really depends on how you brew. To get the most out of lager yeast you really need to ferment at a lower temperature and go through the lagering process. I read that the best results for a lager, without actually fermenting at lager temperature, is to use US-05.
bottler said:Hi scott, the brew inhancer 2 contains.... dextrose, light dry malt and maltodextrin. I dont know the quanties of each but thats what it says on the box. It also says on the box, approx alcohol content using 1 kg...4.5%, 750gms...4.1% and 500gms...3.6%.ScottM said:What's in the brew enhancer? Sounds like a good starting gravity for that kit as it's not very strong at all on its own. Normally you will get 4.5% if you add 1kg of brewing sugar, using a mix may see it a bit lower.
With regards to the yeast it really depends on how you brew. To get the most out of lager yeast you really need to ferment at a lower temperature and go through the lagering process. I read that the best results for a lager, without actually fermenting at lager temperature, is to use US-05.
bottler said:There was a sticker on the kit, recomending brew enhancer 2 for the cerveza. First time ive used it and its more expensive than enhancer 1.
bottler said:Yeah, i like around 5% abv or more myself, but my plan is to use this one for summer bbq's, where even females might try one with lime etc. But with my track record it'll be gone before summer :whistle:
darrellm said:I went for a "best of both worlds" approach with my latest Cerveza - brewed with Enhancer 2, 200g of extra bewing sugar and brewed short to 20L. Initial taste is much better than the last one, and has come our at nearly 5%, so I'm hoping I've found the sweet spot for this brew.
abeyptfc said:I used us-05 to ferment my Schiehallion clone, which is a 'craft lager', fermented it at normal ale temps and it turned out very well, sent out a few bottles to folk and everyone really liked it. it did ferment down from about 1.055 to 1.004 or something resulting in something over 6% though which was a bit higher than planned, beer mate had it finishing at 1.013!
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