Coopers Euro lager

[blue eyes]

Is it normal to have sediment settle so fast in the Fv? The kit has been in the Fv for 20 mins and its settled already,seems quick.

[Swiller]

Maybe the yeast you pitched?
I cant say I have ever noticed sediment at the bottom
of the FV in 20 mins.

[stapes]

Just done one of these, followed the instructions to the letter and now have a very nice batch of Lager. I pitched the yeast that came with the kit by sprinkling the yeast over the top of brew. Place in the right temp and after 24 hours it had a nice head on it. I did not check my Fv for 24 hours so cant answer your question, but i would leave it for 24 to 36 hourse them check it again to see if there is a nice head on it.

[brianboru]

anyone ever make this with the brupaks lager flava pak ? are the any good or a gimmik

[blue eyes]

Had a sneaky peek in the Fv today and the brew has a good foamy head on it,so it is obviously brewing away nicely.The same with the Coopers dark ale,nice thick foamy head.Will keep you posted on progress.

[GazOC]

anyone ever make this with the brupaks lager flava pak ? are the any good or a gimmik

I've used the flava pack with a Coopers Australian lager brewed with lager yeast and couldn't taste any difference between that and my "normal" Coopers Australian brews. That said, I don't have the most deserning of taste buds so maybe others will disagree.

[mickhew]

I do this kit all the time. As you probably know, it has a lager yeast, and is best fermented at a lower temp, I do mine at around 13 degrees c. it will take around 2.5 weeks to ferment out (longer than ale kits), mine finish at around 1012, with a BKE used. It will make some eggy smells. I prime with about 180gm sugar, this gives a good fizz. It's ready to drink (in my opinion) in 3 weeks in the bottle. I recently found one that had been in the bottle for 2 months, and it was even better. I bottled a kit a week ago, and it cleared in 4 days, lovely.

[cwrw gwent]

Like Mickhew I rate this kit. I brewed some in January at about 14/15c for fifteen days and got it down to 1007/8 using one kilo of spraymalt and reducing the length to 20 litres. It's currently in the garage until May and if it will be anything as good as the brew I did last year I'll be well pleased. It cleared very quickly in the bottle but that's irrelevant if it's going to be stored and matured for twelve weeks.

[ViciousPenguin]

I've just done a modified coopers eu lager this weekend. I noticed sediment at the bottom too. I think it must be the undisolved/settled DME.

[blue eyes]

Checked the lager today and the reading is 1012 as Mickhew said,I used BKE too.The Coopers Dark Ale is now at 1005 so thats finished too.