Mexican cerveza

[shannonc3]

hey guys,

 

starting up my second brew (first one wasn't the greatest....)

 

Using coopers mexican cerveza, sounds yummy! along with coopers brew enhancer number 2.

 

I'm not entirely sure what went wrong with the first batch.. (i think temperature was too high, was usually around 22 degrees as of the brewityourself store guy's advice)

 

alas, just wondering if you guys have any tips for this particular brew?

 

thanks!

 

[devil]

[Hairy]

What was your first brew and what was wrong with it?

 

22 degrees isn't too bad so I doubt that caused the problem.

 

I can't help too much with the cerveza but there was a recent thread on it (link below):

 

Mexican Cerveza

[Guest]

bottled after 2 days at FG and drinking at 2 weeks like all of our first beers?

 

[lol]

[shannonc3]

The first brew was the original from the box brew that came with the kit (not sure on the name?)

 

It has a sort of sour taste to it, with an almost licourice after taste.

 

Bottled two days after gravity, waited 10 days to taste first sip. Still have faith it will somehow get better!

 

If 22 degrees is ok, then I'm assuming the beer must have gotten infected somehow?

 

I believe I read around 18 degrees usually works best in the forums?

 

Thanks again!

[Hairy]

I believe I read around 18 degrees usually works best in the forums?

Yeah, 18 degrees is good in the forum. Sometimes it gets quite heated in here which, whilst interesting, is not quite so good [biggrin]

 

With regards to brewing, if you are aiming for a clean ferment with lower esters than 18-20 degrees is the range for an ale yeast.

 

It all depends on what yeast you are using and what you want from the ferment, but the above is a good fail-safe rule of thumb.