Tis a Sad Day Indeed........Geordie Bitter/Lager

[arthurbear]

I have had a bad run...I wanted to try another brand and moved away from the edme lager/bitter ( the edme have always been great ).
Both FV where in my shed,They both did ferment with large head of foam on top but seemed to stay there...so i thought is the shed to cold and moved them in the house, They where in the shed 4 days and the house three and they finished fermenting,I added a pack of finings to clear and left another 5 days in FV.I transfered them to my cornies the other day and the lager is almost water clear and tastes of nothing really.The bitter is also very pale and has a little taste...Guessing this is one to put down to experience and bin the lot :cry:

Any advice as to what i did wong.....I'm guessing it was to cold to keep fermenting in the shed..........Just bought another edme lager and bitter to replace...Lets start again :thumb:

 

[Aleman]

I don't think you have done anything wrong. The kits are very cheap and as such have less quality ingredients in them (like malt extract and real hops) . . . and then you add a kilo of white sugar which further dilute the taste. Personally I think single tin kits (with the exception of the Coopers Kits) are pretty poor . . . you might see some improvements using two kits and making up to 25L and using no sugar, certainly for the lager kit, or using dry malt extract instead. . . .on the other hand you could pay more for a more expensive 3Kg kit which is more than likely going to give you a better result.

 

[Sean_Mc]

I did two Geordie lagers about this time last year, the main reason was to serve at barbeques.
Not matter how long I left it, it didn't improve. Chucked the last of it in September cause I wanted the kegs for other beer