HowieH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The other day I was lucky enough to score one of the $55-00 K Mart Coopers Microbrew kits[happy] What to do with the Lager tin??? I had read that a few others also face the same issue. Tonight I put down the following with leftovers out of the brewing cupboard. 1 tin Coopers OS Lager 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt 300g Dark Dry Malt 300g Dextrose 75g Crystal malt steeped 30 mins 25g Saaz steeped 25 mins Coopers yeast Rehydrated OG 1042 Any comments please as to what anyone thinks how this may turn out.[unsure] Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 should be better than the plain old lager [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieH Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I sure hope that it turns out better than the plain old lager, I was thinking of dry hopping this current brew but not sure with what , maybe the Saaz will be enough. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The recipe looks good Howie. The dark malt would be a nice touch. If are after some more hoppy flavour, perhaps another addition of Saaz at 5 minutes would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieH Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks Hairy,I thought that the dark malt would put an interesting twist on the colour. The colour is..... interesting, somewhere between the colour of the Yarra River and the River Murray but the smell of the crystal malt and the Saaz was fantastic[love]As a stout drinker I dont mind the colour one bit. I still have another 2 cans of lager so in the coming months I will see what else might fall out of the brewing cupboard into the FV![sideways] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieH Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Perhaps the Napean River and The Murray to describe the colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Perhaps the Napean River and The Murray to describe the colour! I was on the Nepean River recently. I hope it doesn't taste like the Nepean river [sick] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieH Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Sorry Hairy, I spelt Nepean incorrectly,I hope thats all I got wrong, otherwise the back lawn might get a dose of a 23litre batch of weedkiller![wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Easy mistake to make. It tastes like a used nappy so perhaps that where you got "Napean" from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieH Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well, I bottled the leftover lager last night and I am pleased to say that it doesn't taste like the Nepean River or used nappy water. It certainly is an improvement over the original lager + BE1 recipe. Will see what its like in a few weeks time when its carbed up a bit. Interesting colour with the 300g of Dark malt as well as 500g of light malt and the Saaz definitely makes it more appealing. [happy] I am pleased to say it tastes nothing like West End Draught or VB[pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieH Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 I couldnt wait 2 weeks, so I tied a bottle last night. Fantastic, great head and the taste is nothing like the Lager with BE1. It should be even better in the coming weeks/months if it lasts. All is well that ends well in the pursuit of using the leftovers from the brewing cupboard.Interseting to note, I went to Big W to get a EB kit to do this Easter weekend and the one kit that was sold out was the Lager kit, but on this forum, I , like others, dont seem to be too keen on it. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB12 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I actually did an experiement with the lager kit. i did the fruit salad ale as per the recipe with the pale ale can and at the same time also did a second brew using the same recipe with the lager can and s05 yeast instead of recultured yeast. at 6 weeks in the bottle i actually prefer the lager version.[bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I got myself a second DIY kit [bandit] so I now have the OS lager kit. SWMBO really liked that initial "Lager" so I'm thinking of doing it again, albeit a little bit different..... 1 x OS Lager 1 x BE1 as comes with the kit (600g Dex, 400g Maltodex) 500g LDME 250g Medium Crystal 40 g galaxy flowers @ 7 minutes (just want aroma, cos SWMBO isn't a big hop head, and man the galaxy smells great - I have heaps of it too) kit yeast rehydrated 23 L Might also add some more galaxy flowers dry hopped (I have a bag, just need to find my marbles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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