Idiots Guide to brew lager/pilsner in Fridge

[SniffTheGlove]

Wow, that looks so... bloody ... simple!! How have I not tried to do that before now?? (Don't answer that
I guess I always thought it'd be delicate or summat. Right, the hammer's coming out this weekend! Any last tips or warnings?

Just take your time and bend it slowly with support behind where you are bending as you do not want to fracture the coolant pipe or coolant tracks in the ice box plating.

[SniffTheGlove]

That is lager yeast in the kit, and it will give you a good result. I thought the kit instructions reccomended 16c or lower, but it has been a while since I read them so I could be wrong. I brew the same kit at 12c and get good result's. What you're doing should turn out as a very passable lager. If you're not impressed with your self when you drink the bottles you've saved for new years eve I'd be suprised.

The actual instructions state 21Deg for the brew temp. I originally used 18Deg in my first post as I had read it elsewhere and asked the question if 18Deg is correct or should I use another temp in my first post on page 1.

Anyway I know in future I can do 12deg C and it will be OK especially with a better yeast like CestrIan quoted (Saflager W-34/70)

[cellone]

Cooper's Brewmaster selection pilsener yeast is pretty good, I don't think saflager is enough of an improvement to be worth the additional cost. I only swop it for Wyeast or Whitelabs liquid yeast if I'm adding extra fermentables. I'm shocked coopers reccomend brewing the pilsener at 21c, pitching yes but brewing .

[dedken]

I'm shocked coopers reccomend brewing the pilsener at 21c, pitching yes but brewing .

They're trying to keep it simple so they don't put off people who don't have temp. control. So basically it's all to do with unit-shifting.

[SniffTheGlove]

I don't think saflager is enough of an improvement to be worth the additional cost.

On my last Pilsner brew I did go with Saflager W-34/70 and boy it is definalty worth the money. Every Larger/Pilsner brew from now on will dump kit yeast for Saflager W-34/70... A big plus

[cellone]

Try wyeast 2042.