Venom Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hi Guys, pleased to report my last brew of European Lager is bottled, smelled great and although no perfect finished on a FG of 1009, smells great and tastes great, 3 months in the bottle for this one :-D So my reason for this post is to try to get better each time, today's brew consists of the products in the photo, 1kg of Dextrose and Cooper Lager (normal lager) I had a SG of 1041 (still learning this hydrometer lol) instructions on this one say 21 degrees Celsius-27, and to add the yeast at 18-32, yeast added at 27 and a second pack of lager yeast was used as you can see in the photo, so what do you guys think? [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hi Venom. I wouldn't use the extra lager yeast for this brew. My advice would be to use only the yeast that comes with the Coopers Lager kit tin (it's an Ale yeast), & ferment the brew at approx. 18 - 22°C. Save the additional lager yeast packet for another brew, & begin to look at replacing a large portion (approx. 75%) of the dextrose you are currently using, with some LDM (Light Dry Malt extract) in your future brews. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 +1 for the DME. A box of coopers BE2 will serve you better than Dextrose on its own anyday. That hop tablet thing looks a bit scary. How much did that cost? Do you have a well stocked LHBS neaby? If not http://www.hopdealzaustralia.com/#!110g-dealz/c1ihg does very good prices on hops for more flavour and aroma. Goodluck and keep brewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 +1 for the DME.A box of coopers BE2 will serve you better than Dextrose on its own anyday. That hop tablet thing looks a bit scary. How much did that cost? Do you have a well stocked LHBS neaby? If not http://www.hopdealzaustralia.com/#!110g-dealz/c1ihg does very good prices on hops for more flavour and aroma. Goodluck and keep brewing. cheers guys, yes i have a well stocked brew store nearby, and sweet Ill take in to account the sugar next brew, this one is already down. Cheers fellas, Bazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 +1 for the DME.A box of coopers BE2 will serve you better than Dextrose on its own anyday. That hop tablet thing looks a bit scary. How much did that cost? Do you have a well stocked LHBS neaby? If not http://www.hopdealzaustralia.com/#!110g-dealz/c1ihg does very good prices on hops for more flavour and aroma. Goodluck and keep brewing. \ Hop tab was only $6nzd and you use half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 36 Degrees here today, beer is up to 26 degrees :-/ in to the bath you go lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Have you got reasonably accurate measuring scales? Would like to know if the Carbo Drops, shown in your OP image, actually has 60 drops in the bag and what is the total weight. edit: Perhaps I should qualify why I'm interested in their weight - they look to be a different shape to Coopers Carbo Drops, which usually contain just over 80 carbo drops per 250g pack as the good-uns in the pack weigh 3.0g to 3.3g. However, our old packaging stated, "min of 60 servings per pack", leaving many brewers too believe only 60 carbo drops in a pack with a weight of 250g means the drops weigh 4g each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Have you got reasonably accurate measuring scales? Would like to know if the Carbo Drops' date=' shown in your OP image, actually has 60 drops in the bag and what is the total weight. edit: Perhaps I should qualify why I'm interested in their weight - they look to be a different shape to Coopers Carbo Drops, which usually contain just over 80 carbo drops per 250g pack as the good-uns in the pack weigh 3.0g to 3.3g. However, our old packaging stated, "min of 60 servings per pack", leaving many brewers too believe only 60 carbo drops in a pack with a weight of 250g means the drops weigh 4g each. [img']pinched[/img] so there is around 65 in each bag, they give you enough to do 30 700ml bottles and a couple extras, I don't have any scales so I can't tell you sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Guys the new brew has only been down 4 days and is reading 1010 on a degased sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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