coopers lager

hi guys and gals...

i done my coopers australian lager today...

all the sanitising done...
so lets begin...
in went the 500g extra light spray malt with 4 pints of boiling water...
followed by the lager kit ...
giving it all a dam good stir...

then the cold water ...
trying so hard not to have it to hot ...
i thought things were going to good ...
then disaster struck...

i saw the reading on the fv .. :shock: .
what a knob head...
i had over filled it to 24.5 ltrs... .

with a reading of 1.032

so i had no choice but put the yeast in...
and hope i havent fecked it up completely

its now sat at 21/22c...

so i hope it will still be ok .... :hmm:

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

That's gonna be a 20 pinter session beer

Out of curiosity, how do you know it's 24.5? Looks like it's just under 5 gallons in the pic (23L).

Did you add additional sugar, or just 500g of spraymalt?

 

That's gonna be a 20 pinter session beer :

Out of curiosity, how do you know it's 24.5? Looks like it's just under 5 gallons in the pic (23L).

hi scott ...
im gutted ...
how about if i go up 2moro...
and get another kit and another spay malt...
and bung it in with it...
would that save it ...???

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

That's gonna be a 20 pinter session beer :

Out of curiosity, how do you know it's 24.5? Looks like it's just under 5 gallons in the pic (23L).

hi scott ...
im gutted ...
how about if i go up 2moro and get another kit and bung it in with it
would that save it ...???

regards mick... :hat: .

I'm wondering about your readings bud. Did you add more sugar?

 

That's gonna be a 20 pinter session beer :

Out of curiosity, how do you know it's 24.5? Looks like it's just under 5 gallons in the pic (23L).

hi scott ...
im gutted ...
how about if i go up 2moro and get another kit and bung it in with it
would that save it ...???

regards mick... :hat: .

I'm wondering about your readings bud. Did you add more sugar?

no scott just the kit and the 500g extra light spray malt...
regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

no scott just the kit and the 500g spray malt...
regards mick... :hat: .

That's your problem there bud. You're a minimum of 500g off the mark. You need to add 1kg of additionals to most kits.

Although, IMO, I would always recommend adding 1kg of brewing sugar PLUS 500g of DME. So, if you add 1kg of brewing sugar tomorrow (or if you have it handy), you should end up with a nice 5% brew

Did you miscalculate the volume? In the pics it's showing 5 gallons, which is spot on :)

 

no scott just the kit and the 500g spray malt...
regards mick... :hat: .

That's your problem there bud. You're a minimum of 500g off the mark. You need to add 1kg of additionals to most kits.

Although, IMO, I would always recommend adding 1kg of brewing sugar PLUS 500g of DME. So, if you add 1kg of brewing sugar tomorrow (or if you have it handy), you should end up with a nice 5% brew

Did you miscalculate the volume? In the pics it's showing 5 gallons, which is spot on :)

yes scott...
i did ...few that was close...
im so bloody thick some times ...

and yes iv got 2kg of brewing sugar here ....
shall i bung 500g in half a pint of boiling water and mix it in now ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

[quote="mick may":tkigz6bz]

no scott just the kit and the 500g spray malt...
regards mick... :hat: .

That's your problem there bud. You're a minimum of 500g off the mark. You need to add 1kg of additionals to most kits.

Although, IMO, I would always recommend adding 1kg of brewing sugar PLUS 500g of DME. So, if you add 1kg of brewing sugar tomorrow (or if you have it handy), you should end up with a nice 5% brew

Did you miscalculate the volume? In the pics it's showing 5 gallons, which is spot on :)

yes scott...
i did ...few that was close...
im so bloody thick some times ...

and yes iv got 2kg of brewing sugar here ....
shall i bung 500g in half a pint of bioling water and mix it in now ...

regards mick... :hat: .[/quote:tkigz6bz]

As I said, I'd go with a kilo... but it's up to yourself.

500g should see you around 1.038 which will be good for around 4.1%.
1kg should see around 1.045 which will be good for 5.0%.

Up to yourself what you are after :)

 

ok thanks again scott... :thumb: .

iv just put 1kg of brewing sugar in water and boiled it ...
then cooled it back down and added it to the fv ...
gave it a good stir ...now its done ...

i though i fecked it right up ... :whistle: .

high regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

ok thanks again scott... :thumb: .

iv justput 1kg of brewing sugar in water and boiled it ...
then cooled it back down and added it to the fv ...
gave it a good stir ...now its done ...

thanks a lot bud...

i though i fecked it right up ... :whistle: .

high regards mick... :hat: .

Everything has a fix

What OG did you get?

 

ok thanks again scott... :thumb: .

iv justput 1kg of brewing sugar in water and boiled it ...
then cooled it back down and added it to the fv ...
gave it a good stir ...now its done ...

thanks a lot bud...

i though i fecked it right up ... :whistle: .

high regards mick... :hat: .

Everything has a fix

What OG did you get?

its now on
1.043

and still at 21/22c...

high regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

[quote="mick may":kd1vexos]ok thanks again scott... :thumb: .

iv justput 1kg of brewing sugar in water and boiled it ...
then cooled it back down and added it to the fv ...
gave it a good stir ...now its done ...

thanks a lot bud...

i though i fecked it right up ... :whistle: .

high regards mick... :hat: .

Everything has a fix

What OG did you get?

its now on
1.043

and still at 21/22c...

high regards mick... :hat: .[/quote:kd1vexos]

Sounds good, it's down slightly as you're just over the 5 gallon mark. You'll still see near enough 5% anyway :)

 

thanks scott... :thumb: .
but im not to botherd by the % i get ...
as long as it looks and tastes good .. :) .


high regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Andyhull]

It should be absolutely fine mick,
You added 500gm of LDME and 1kg of brewing sugar too wich is better than the kit requires.
It only really requires 1kg of fermentables and some people only use table sugar to get a fair pint, as you've used DME and brewing sugar im sure it'll be a fab pint.

I bet you won't do it again! :lol:

 

It should be absolutely fine mick,
You added 500gm of LDME and 1kg of brewing sugar too wich is better than the kit requires.
It only really requires 1kg of fermentables and some people only use table sugar to get a fair pint, as you've used DME and brewing sugar im sure it'll be a fab pint.

I bet you won't do it again! :lol:

hi andy ... :thumb:

thanks mate .. :) .

im glad its sorted ... :clap: .
and im so glad scott was here to help me out ....
other wise i would have been right in the soup...
more to the point my beer would have been bunged down the bog ...lol...

and yes your right there ...
i will not do that again .... :nah:
im realy looking forward to drinking this brew ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Charlatan]

This thread had me a tad worried as I have the same kit in the FV and its my first ever.

I brewed it to 22L with 500g light DME, 500g Coopers Beer enhancer 2 and standard kit yeast. My OG 1.039.

It has been foaming away nicely for two days so far but was concerned I was short on fermentable after reading this thread but it should be fine.

Hopefully we both end up with something drinkable! :

 

This thread had me a tad worried as I have the same kit in the FV and its my first ever.

I brewed it to 22L with 500g light DME, 500g Coopers Beer enhancer 2 and standard kit yeast. My OG 1.039.

It has been foaming away nicely for two days so far but was concerned I was short on fermentable after reading this thread but it should be fine.

Hopefully we both end up with something drinkable! :

hi Charlatan ... :thumb: .

you have done it right mate ... :) ..

it was only me that messed up ...

yours will be great .... :thumb: ...
and now with scotts help ...
so will mine ...

you got to love this forum ... :clap: .

this is my 3rd kit ...

so i should have known better ...

i think thats what they call a school boy error.. :nono:


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[ScottM]

This thread had me a tad worried as I have the same kit in the FV and its my first ever.

I brewed it to 22L with 500g light DME, 500g Coopers Beer enhancer 2 and standard kit yeast. My OG 1.039.

It has been foaming away nicely for two days so far but was concerned I was short on fermentable after reading this thread but it should be fine.

Hopefully we both end up with something drinkable! :

It might not be as high as you want it ABV wise, but it'll be a cracking pint brewed with those ingredients so don't worry :)

 

hi guys and gals .. :thumb: .

its day 6 in the fv...
so i just took a hydrometer reading...
and its saying 1.010...
and my air-lock has not bubbed for days ...

so ill take another reading 2moro ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[froidy]

Sounds good, same with my brew. I'm gonna leave it in the FV at least another week though and I suggest you do the same your beer will thank you!