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Hello from Yorkshire¬
Hi guys.
My first time brewing, and Greg & Tanya have been superstars with all their advice. Typical me, i go for the hardest brew first time....................lager!!!
However its coming on nicely. Head has now gone and I'm just about ready to transfer to sealed tank for 2 weeks in the garage before bottling!
Keep up the good work guys, I'm sure I'll be on here asking for advice .................a lot!
Cheer
Mike
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Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Hi Mike
What lager did you do? Any extras put in there or a different kind of yeast maybe??? I am trying to find an "authentic" lager tasting lager so it would be great to see what yours turns out like!
Ta,
Nath
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Hi Mike, good to hear from you!
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Hi Nath
At the moment it was just the Coopers australian lager whilst i get used to brewing, with 1kg additional sugar.
I was just going to leave this to brew for a week and then bottle. But having spoken to Greg, he reccommended a week/2 weeks in a sealed vat to cold ferment (my garage basically). Although I didnt do this, he also reccommened a "lager" strain of yeast.
But tbh, the smell of it, is more lager than ale( dont know if thats just me wanting it to smell like lager lol).
Like I say its going into the sealed fermenter for 2 weeks before bottling. So i will let you know how it goes. At the moment my head has gone bubbles are about stopped :o)
cheers
Mike
Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Sounds good. Next time try a lager yeast and brew at a lower temp. I did a coopers euro (which comes with a lager yeast) but used s23 yeast and brewed it at a constant 15c. The result was a much more lagery lager! Crisper and less "fruity" than using an ale yeast. My next kit project will be a gordie lager kit (cheapest lager kit!) with some sazz hops added dry using a lager yeast fermented at a low temp.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
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