tommyvb
New Member
Evening all.
Hope all are well
Well this is my first beer kit brew
It's a coopers Mexican Cerveza
I've got this because I like Corona and I've read so many good reviews on this kit
I've researched all things needed and gone and bourght
I am a newby to brewing but have brewed before
I have logged everything thing I've done
Well what I'm asking is for advise and hopefully get a nice brew
First all I sanitized all equipment - was all brand new so gave it a soak and rinse using VWP
Then I boiled 4 litres of water and added to FV
Then I added 1kg Cooper brew enchancer 2 and quick stir
Then next I added 200g of dextrose (brewing sugar)
Gave all this a massive stir
Then I added the tin of Coopers brew mix (the big tin)
Rinsed out tin with water but was very sticky so didn't manage to get every drop out but did my best.
Then have another massive stir and got a very strong aroma coming coming from FV - malty smell
I then realized I didn't have a glass thermometer but all I had was a stick on LCD thermometer so I stuck that in the side
Temp went to over 32 degree ... I let settle for 5 an let the foam sink a little
Then I knew I had to get temp down so I added 5 litres of cold water for kitchen tap and then let the thermometer settle
I then watched the thermometer drop to 28 degrees
I then added more and and more cold water - topped upto the 21 litre mark an left it there
Now there was a thick foam on top for stirring all together
Temp had now dropped to 24/26 degrees on lcd thermometer
I then let settle
Now temp had stuck at around 24/25 degrees
I opened supplied yeast packet and sprinkled on top of brew an onto all foam
I then give a stir (originally my stirring spoon was sterilized before all the process and I had used to stir all together then I rinsed under tap) I now used again to stir in yeast, would that be a problem... I should of restirlised but just panicking and rushing but all I had done is rinse under cold tap but was sterilized at start of brewing...
Now I've done all that I've added lid and airlock and sat to settle and hopefully start
Just before I added yeast I took at reading of 1050 - ?? Any good
Just gone to check brew after 1 and half hours and all the foam has gone now and can see the yeast floating about on top but no bubbles passing airlock yet
Still warm and lcd thermometer sat at about 25 degrees ...
Now am I to just leave alone now
I'm currently brewing in my garage sat in a worktop
I've got some turbo cider brewing next to this and that's brewed great an temp in that is 22 degrees
So hopefully beer will take
Can any one advise on anything I can do -
I will buy my self a Proper glass thermometer
Also another issue - after primary fermantation - I'll leave a day or 2 am then syphon into second FV an give chance to settle or a week ??? (Any one else think this ok)
Then after this time I'll look to bottle - another thing what stumps me - will there be still enough yeast in the brew to cause secondary carbonation fermantation
- I know I need to add more sugar to carb up... Just hit nit if will need more yeast as I'll be moving from the sediment in primary FV...
Well hope all works out and looking forward to all people info and advise
Thank you all and any advice will be appreciated
Thank you
Hope all are well
Well this is my first beer kit brew
It's a coopers Mexican Cerveza
I've got this because I like Corona and I've read so many good reviews on this kit
I've researched all things needed and gone and bourght
I am a newby to brewing but have brewed before
I have logged everything thing I've done
Well what I'm asking is for advise and hopefully get a nice brew
First all I sanitized all equipment - was all brand new so gave it a soak and rinse using VWP
Then I boiled 4 litres of water and added to FV
Then I added 1kg Cooper brew enchancer 2 and quick stir
Then next I added 200g of dextrose (brewing sugar)
Gave all this a massive stir
Then I added the tin of Coopers brew mix (the big tin)
Rinsed out tin with water but was very sticky so didn't manage to get every drop out but did my best.
Then have another massive stir and got a very strong aroma coming coming from FV - malty smell
I then realized I didn't have a glass thermometer but all I had was a stick on LCD thermometer so I stuck that in the side
Temp went to over 32 degree ... I let settle for 5 an let the foam sink a little
Then I knew I had to get temp down so I added 5 litres of cold water for kitchen tap and then let the thermometer settle
I then watched the thermometer drop to 28 degrees
I then added more and and more cold water - topped upto the 21 litre mark an left it there
Now there was a thick foam on top for stirring all together
Temp had now dropped to 24/26 degrees on lcd thermometer
I then let settle
Now temp had stuck at around 24/25 degrees
I opened supplied yeast packet and sprinkled on top of brew an onto all foam
I then give a stir (originally my stirring spoon was sterilized before all the process and I had used to stir all together then I rinsed under tap) I now used again to stir in yeast, would that be a problem... I should of restirlised but just panicking and rushing but all I had done is rinse under cold tap but was sterilized at start of brewing...
Now I've done all that I've added lid and airlock and sat to settle and hopefully start
Just before I added yeast I took at reading of 1050 - ?? Any good
Just gone to check brew after 1 and half hours and all the foam has gone now and can see the yeast floating about on top but no bubbles passing airlock yet
Still warm and lcd thermometer sat at about 25 degrees ...
Now am I to just leave alone now
I'm currently brewing in my garage sat in a worktop
I've got some turbo cider brewing next to this and that's brewed great an temp in that is 22 degrees
So hopefully beer will take
Can any one advise on anything I can do -
I will buy my self a Proper glass thermometer
Also another issue - after primary fermantation - I'll leave a day or 2 am then syphon into second FV an give chance to settle or a week ??? (Any one else think this ok)
Then after this time I'll look to bottle - another thing what stumps me - will there be still enough yeast in the brew to cause secondary carbonation fermantation
- I know I need to add more sugar to carb up... Just hit nit if will need more yeast as I'll be moving from the sediment in primary FV...
Well hope all works out and looking forward to all people info and advise
Thank you all and any advice will be appreciated
Thank you