Bottled my lager brew

[LiamGo]

hi all,

ive bottled my brew now and its sitting in the lounge for 2 days before it goes in the shed for atleast a fortnight as suggested by the guy at the HB store.

ive taken a couple of pics for your opinions on, it looks a little cloudy to me but is this normal? i had a little taste and its quite nice tbh, i can certainly taste a bit of bitterness from what im assuming is the yeast in elevation but other than that it tastes like beer! lol

Thanks.

 

[abeyptfc]

make sure you keep it out of the way of any light as if gives the beer an 'off' taste, especially if you are using clear bottles. I left my coopers kits at room temp for a week then put in the garage, ive only done a few kits but everyone on here has advised thats the best way to mature.
all the best with it, what kit did u brew btw?

 

[LiamGo]

thanks for that mate, il take that route, btw all the bottles are ina closed cardboard box but its good to know about the sunlight!

its a coopers Australian lager.

 

[abeyptfc]

yeah it is normal to be cloudy.when you bottled, did u do it straight from the FV or syphon to a second bucket and bottle? i usually syphon to a second fv and bottle from there to save dragging up any yeast or **** on the bottom.
Going by my 2 previous coopers kits, draught and mexican cerveza( draught bottled for 5 weeks and cerveza 3 weeks), I would recommend leaving a good 5 or 6 weeks, obviously have a bottle to try and see how its coming along. i bottled my coopers lager about a week and a half ago so we'll see how that turns out.it tasted a bit watery to be honest but im not expecting much after 5 days really, i'll be leaving that till october at the earliest

 

[LiamGo]

hi, i didnt drain off into a second FV but i have read up on this method and i will be using it for the next brew as soon as i get another FV and bottles etc.

im going to get a diary together i think lol