Mr T Brewday

Mr T · Nov 22, 2015

So today I got busy on a much needed day off :)

I bottled 15 bottles of wherry from the primary fermentation vessel before transferring the remaining brew into a secondary and dry hopping with 20g of cascade using a muslin bag. Be interesting to see the difference.

I also brewed a coopers Australian lager kit with 500g of DME and 500g of dextrose. I boiled the fermentabiles in 6 litres of water and added 30g of cascade to the boil for five minutes. Yeast was pitched at 24 degrees, fingers crossed ill have a nice pint in a few weeks.

Already thinking of the next one, maybe a stout.

Big thanks to everyone who offers advice and guidance to those just starting like me, it's appreciated.

Happy brewing

Mr T

clibit · Nov 22, 2015

I bet you'll really like the Cascade version.

Spapro · Nov 23, 2015

Yeah, Cooper Lager with a cascade addition should be a very tasty pint, good luck with it.

Bevvied · Nov 23, 2015

Hi Mr T.
Please let us know how you get on with these, I'm clueless with hops, so trying to soak up some experience.
The Wherry/Cascade in particular has piqued my interest, as I have a couple of kits I bought when Wilko were selling them off cheap, so would love to pimp them up a bit.
All The Best.

Mr T · Nov 26, 2015

Bevvied said:
Hi Mr T.
Please let us know how you get on with these, I'm clueless with hops, so trying to soak up some experience.
The Wherry/Cascade in particular has piqued my interest, as I have a couple of kits I bought when Wilko were selling them off cheap, so would love to pimp them up a bit.
All The Best.

Hi Bevvied

No problem at all, I'm looking forward to seeing the results myself. Splitting the brews is a bit of work but I am eager to see the difference as there is a lot of possibilities. When I latch on to one I really enjoy I will then brew full batches.

After five days dry hopping the Wherry with the cascade I bottled this morning. The difference in aroma was amazing, immediately lifting the brew. I took another OG reading as I was unsure to whether the hops would have had any impact on this. I had a little try and I am excited, the difference from the original Wherry is quite subtle but significant. It really has raised the taste profile - and that's just the trial jar. Counting down the days now, I will wait a month before cracking one open.

I have hopped a Coopers lager this last week in a bid to make a pale ale. This one had cascade added to the boil for five minutes before adding to the FV. I will split this one too as I will also further dry hop half of this - I am a bit of a hop head!

I would definitely give this a go if I was you - splitting down also gives you the chance to get two different options from one kit.

Cheers

Andy

Gaspode · Nov 26, 2015

I dry hopped a Wilko Cervesa with cascade and it was really very nice. It was the first time I had used hops and whilst the result was good it wasn't what I was after. It was definitely more aroma than flavour.

I was after a more hoppy flavour as well, something like a Brooklyn Lager, whilst I think the hops were fine I don't think I started with a hoppy/malty enough base in the first place.

Probably looking at steeping some grain as an addition as well when I start brewing again in the new year but will need a bit of research before doing that