Coopers Lager

[plumpton]

Hi great people.

I Brewed a coopers Lager exactly to kit instruction, the beer was brewed 14th June and bottled on 21st June after 2 days consecutive Hydro readings.

Question is how long should I bottle condition for? its now the 4th July, so has been at 22 degrees for 13 days.
As this is a Lager kit but brewed with the usual Coopers Ale yeast, should I condition longer or get thewhole batch into a fridge and leave it for a couple more weeks?

Answers on a postcard please....

ok just on this forum would be really good.

Thanks again people.

:drink:

 

[Darcey]

Hello!

Did you get the coopers home brewery kit? I did.. and its still working wonders for me in All grain!

the yeast in the Lager kit is actually and ale yeast so it wont need cold lager conditioning. I kept mine in a cupboard at about 20C for 2 weeks then I had to try one and it was pretty good. If your first one tastes ANYTHING like green apple or grassy then leave the rest for at least a month before trying. I wasted about 20 bottles by trying one every 2 days and was very disappointed to find no change. If you get a grassy flavour its because the yeast as not fully finished processing the sugars and different forms of alcohol are being made.
http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter21-2.html

I think I only had this from this kit because I bottled too early, eventually the apple flavour totally went and a quite nice lager (ale) was produced, but by that point I only had about 8 bottles left after sampling every few days.

From what I have found kits+sugar should be left for at least a month. I usualy wait 3 ..:shock: .. but I have lots in storage thanks to a constant brewing process so I always have beer ready to drink... after a rather frustrating 2 months to begin with!

These are just the ones that are not ready.. the fridge is full..

 

[golder247]

Most of the kits are able to be drunk after a week... they will not be at peak conditino but they will be drinkable.. at leas a month is best longer is better

that is more or less it..

my best have been at least 3 months old before drinking and have been rather fab that is for sure!!

 

[plumpton]

Cheers for that had 3 tonight and they were nice.

appreciate your comments

 

[Schnell88]

Any kits, regardless of what they say, should be 3 months. As another poster has stated, get a turn around going. You won't be constantly drinking "unready" beer.

 

[Darcey]

You won't be constantly drinking "unready" beer.

It pretty tough for the first few brews not to stick your nose in :lol: But really you'll be amazed at the difference...

But then how will you know the difference.. if you don't try em?