Possible problem with Coopers European Lager.

[gtfreight]

I have just bottled a batch of lager, cleaned the FV out and made another one straight away.
I came back to it next day to have a look and It's bubbling away merrily but there are several white globules floating in the top. Have I ruined the lager or can I fish the globules out or am I worrying over nothing and should I leave it to do its thing?

 

[equiliser]

I would just leave it as is...Sound like it's doing what it should and fermenting.

by the way the coopers European lager has been the best batch I've done by far....But i did leave it in the bottles for over 9 weeks and was well worth it

Good luck with the brew.

 

[gtfreight]

Thanks for the advice.
This is my fourth European and my favourite lager to date (if I can resist temptation and leave it for 3 months to condition). I haven't had the white globules in the others though (about 1/2" in diameter), which is why I was slightly worried. I have just been to have another look at the brew and there is a light layer of "head" on it so I can't see through properly but the globules seem to have disappeared, so it looks like I was worried over nothing.
I thought that I might not have cleaned my FV properly and thus contaminated my batch.
Thanks again.
Gary. :thumb:

 

[Eric_S]

Gary - I'll be kicking of a Coopers European in the next week or so (hopefully the kit will arrive from Brew UK before next weekend).

Any advise on getting the best out of the kit? I'll probably ferment in the garage now that average temps are well below 20c and I guess it'll take 2-4 weeks to ferment out? Then I'll bottle in to Grolshe bottles and leave in the garage until Xmas or so.

Going to use ordinary cane sugar.

 

[Sussex Hopburner]

Although the Coopers kit comes with a lager yeast- I would be tempted to get a specialist lager yeast. I would try to find somewhere where the temperature is slightly lower than 20c- preferably about 14c- Then its about patience- 4 weeks to ferment then 3 months in the bottle.

I tend to brew lager in the winter, then its ready for the Summer!

 

[Eric_S]

Is the Saflager yeast the one to go for? Not in any hurry especially, but with the colder days coming thought I'd have a go with a "proper" lager. The garage stays fairly cool but I'll check what it's really like with a thermometer.

 

[gtfreight]

Gary - I'll be kicking of a Coopers European in the next week or so (hopefully the kit will arrive from Brew UK before next weekend).

Any advise on getting the best out of the kit? I'll probably ferment in the garage now that average temps are well below 20c and I guess it'll take 2-4 weeks to ferment out? Then I'll bottle in to Grolshe bottles and leave in the garage until Xmas or so.

Going to use ordinary cane sugar.

I have an office behind my bedroom and the temp is about 21c. I don't even bother with a hydrometer, I make up 19 lts mixed with 1kg of brewing sugar (20lts total) and leave it for about 10 days until it stops fizzing, then I leave it for another 2 days before I bottle it adding half a tsp of brewing sugar to each Grolsch bottle, then the difficult bit, wait for 3 months!
As for using different yeasts, I just stick with the lager yeast that's supplied with the kit and it works fine for me.
When I first started brewing I was making bitters and wasn't impressed with my results even though I was using 2 can kits at over £20 so I thought I would give lager a go and my lhbs suggested this one and it's nearly half the price.