Help With Lager Please

Get advice on making beer from raw ingredients (malt, hops, water and yeast)
Rick_UK

Re: Help With Lager Please

Post by Rick_UK » Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:33 pm

I have always lagered in a plastic FV without issue.

BenB

Re: Help With Lager Please

Post by BenB » Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:42 am

Good to know. What's the longest you've lagered for in plastic?

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alexlark
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Re: Help With Lager Please

Post by alexlark » Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:23 pm

6 months in a jerry can with a Coopers Euro Lager. Best lager I have done

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fego
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Re: Help With Lager Please

Post by fego » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:52 pm

Unplanned, I once left a lager in a plastic FV in primary for 13weeks then bottled and left it for months.

It was amazing but not quite fizzy enough really. The Munich malt I used (50% I think) made a huge difference such that I now pretty much always add Munich to everything I brew.
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