Coopers Heritage Lager Yeast

[Rob (Guinness Man)]

Hello all,

Just finished my first brew of European Lager. Worked out perfectly. Brewed it in temperatures of 13-15 degrees and bottled it with a hydrometer reading of 1.015. Little weak in alcohol as I'm used to a strong 5.5% lager. Thanks for all the help, those who replied to my posts.

 

I'm going to launch another brew as was thinking of trying Heritage Lager. Its still a little cold here in Spain so can't use normal yeast. Does Heritage Lager come with the same winter yeast found in European Lager?

 

I will try the recipe on the Coopers website, 1 can of Heritage Lager and 1 can of light malt extract. I don't have access to the Coopers carbonation drops so how much normal sugar would I need to add to each 330ml bottle for the carbonation process?

 

Thanks,

Rob

 

 

 

 

[PB2]

1015 sounds a bit high for FG - what was the recipe again?

 

Information about our kit yeast is here

 

Prime at slightly less than 3g per 330ml bottle - if you have another vessel, bulk priming, may work out better for you. About 180g of sugar to 23 litres.

 

 

[Rob (Guinness Man)]

Thanks for the reply. According to the link it says Heritage Lager - Ac+L (26807 PS) Am I right in reading it contains both types of yeast?

 

The recipe for European Lager was the standard one. Can + Brewing Enhancer #1. I did not have access to a can of light malt extract so it was not added. Will try adding a can with the second batch. Yeast was added with a temp around 22 degrees. Then the fermentation was over 3-4 weeks at 13-15 degrees.

 

 

 

 

[PB2]

If you used BE1, a FG of 1015 should be okay.

 

The ale/lager blend will ferment quite happily down to 15C.

[Jarvo_325]

 

Would the heritage lager benefit from using Saflager (S-23)yeast??