Decided i fancied doing something other than an ale/bitter and also wanted a 'lager' that my friends and family would drink during long summer evenings and BBQs
yeah - i know - living in hope of having a summer.....
so bought a Wilko Cerzeva one can kit. cheap and cheerful, but from reviews it lacks a bit of body and flavour done straight up.
Brewed as follows:
Wilko Cerzeva one can kit
50gm Magnum hop pellets in a 2l hop tea for 30 minutes
yeast nutrient
1kg brew enhancer
300gm mix of medium and dark brown sugar
CML Californian Common (Steam Lager) yeast
Brewed short to 20l
50gm Saaz hop pellets for a 5 day dry hop at the end
OG 1055 - looking for a 5-6% abv
will be bottled and then stored for the next 3 months (at least) in my cellar at approx 10C to condition
its still a bit cold in my office overnight - so having another go at using my surplus 50w aquarium heater. However the lowest setting it goes to is 20C and in my last brew, that actually turned out to be nearer 21.5C. I wanted this to be brewed at the lower end to make it as crisp as possible. So I took the heater apart and had a play with the variable resister on the top and tested it for the past 48 hours in a 1 gallon DJ of water - sat at exactly 18C. spot on!!!!!
Lets see how this one turns out. I reckon it'll be a funny old thing, hoppy/IPA/Cali common/Cerzeva with a hint of belgium from the dark brown sugar.
yeah - i know - living in hope of having a summer.....
so bought a Wilko Cerzeva one can kit. cheap and cheerful, but from reviews it lacks a bit of body and flavour done straight up.
Brewed as follows:
Wilko Cerzeva one can kit
50gm Magnum hop pellets in a 2l hop tea for 30 minutes
yeast nutrient
1kg brew enhancer
300gm mix of medium and dark brown sugar
CML Californian Common (Steam Lager) yeast
Brewed short to 20l
50gm Saaz hop pellets for a 5 day dry hop at the end
OG 1055 - looking for a 5-6% abv
will be bottled and then stored for the next 3 months (at least) in my cellar at approx 10C to condition
its still a bit cold in my office overnight - so having another go at using my surplus 50w aquarium heater. However the lowest setting it goes to is 20C and in my last brew, that actually turned out to be nearer 21.5C. I wanted this to be brewed at the lower end to make it as crisp as possible. So I took the heater apart and had a play with the variable resister on the top and tested it for the past 48 hours in a 1 gallon DJ of water - sat at exactly 18C. spot on!!!!!
Lets see how this one turns out. I reckon it'll be a funny old thing, hoppy/IPA/Cali common/Cerzeva with a hint of belgium from the dark brown sugar.
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