Adz Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi All, 1.7kg Coopers Mexican Cerveza 1.0kg BE2 200g Carapils Kit Yeast + W34/70 Summer Saaz Hops @ 15 mins I thought I would try lagering this one. I have two FVs now and so whilst my Oktoberfest recipe is in at the moment, I thought why not! Anyone tried lagering a Cerveza ? Cheers, Adz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Looks good, Adz.[cool] I haven't tried lagering a MC kit. Tell us how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Will do. Bottling on 29th August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH21 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yes, please post Adz I have a request in for this sort of brew - I was thinking of putting lemon & lime zest in with it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Bottled this today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanT3 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Hi all I've got a Cerveza sitting in the primary for 2 weeks now. 1.7kg Mexican Cerveza Goo 1kg BE2 as recommended Lemon rind of 1 lemon, steeped for 5 min and dumped in the primary. (Afraid that it might be overpowering so I only used 1 lemon; I only scraped the rind not the pith) My garage now smells of bready, citrusy goodness. Does anyone know what hops are in the goo? Standard POR? Any comments? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 You'll find the details of our brew cans here Oh, and welcome to the Brewers Guild [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 I performed a taste test after one week in the bottle. Good flavour, you can certainly taste the style, the hops have added a nice melon touch. Still a little sweet, no head, but bubbly. Obviously, needs plenty more time to finish secondary and to achieve the head goodness. Will post further details in a month. Cheers, Adz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCoq/Rooster Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Cervesa as a Lager... is it just the lager yeast that makes it so? Excuse my lack of knowledge. I'd like to do another lager pretty soon so it's ready for christmas summer by the beach. As an aside, keep me up to date with your Saison experiments. I'm very keen to work on the farmhouse ales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 "Cerveza" itself is just the Mexican word for beer. It's not an actual style. I believe most of the commercial Mexican beers are brewed as lagers though. Basically if it's fermented with ale yeast it's an ale and lager yeast it's a lager. [cool] There was a lengthy debate about this a little while ago as I recall though. [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 As a side note, apparently Corona is like their Fosters. No one drinks it in Mexico as it's widely known to taste like piss! [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 I like Sol better and not that keen on Corona, I would be interested in what others think of this kind of beer. It's quite funny BJCP puts Corona Extra in the same category as Birra Moretti, Heineken, Beck's, Stella Artois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I would agree with them Phil. [lol] I thought it was widely known to taste like piss here too.. I guess people think they're being classy drinking some foreign beer even though it's terrible. [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 If it's similar to Goats' piss you can use it to practice for Oktoberfest [w00t] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 As far as to whether a true Mexican cerveza should be brewed with an ale yeast or a lager yeast, I'd lean towards a lager yeast. White Labs actually have a Mexican Lager Yeast in their portfolio of available yeasts. A friend of a friend of mine whom I've spoken with about brewing numerous times, really rated it, & successfully won a competition category with it. White Labs WLP940 Mexican Lager Yeast The person I speak of, is actually the guy who posts the first review on that page. Ignore the date it claims he posted it, as he actually posted that back in 2008! I've only come across one supplier here in SA that carries White Labs yeasts (not one I've purchased from as yet), but I will endeavour to get a hold of this strain for my next lager style brew. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Tasted tested on the weekend. I quite liked it, it reminds me of Sol, Citrus passionfruit melon charactersitcs. I should try to post pictures soon. I, and some of my family enjoyed it. However the others didn't show the usual lit up eyes that I experienced previously. But after discussing this style, it turns out they were never that keen on this style anyhow, therefore they don't count! [bandit] I would make this recipe again for next summer. Adz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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