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rd2nowhere

lager yeast

Post by rd2nowhere » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:21 pm

Just supping a rather lovely pint of coopers pilsner. Tastes fantastic, but despite.being about 8 weeks old the sediment in the bottles is still very loose. It doesn't bother me, but I haven't encountered this with the ale yeasts or the ale/lager yeasts. Is this to be expected?

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Re: lager yeast

Post by Rookie » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:37 pm

rd2nowhere wrote:Just supping a rather lovely pint of coopers pilsner. Tastes fantastic, but despite.being about 8 weeks old the sediment in the bottles is still very loose. It doesn't bother me, but I haven't encountered this with the ale yeasts or the ale/lager yeasts. Is this to be expected?
Exactly which yeast did this beer get fermented with?
I'm just here for the beer.

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Re: lager yeast

Post by rd2nowhere » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:52 pm

Kit yeast that comes with the pilsner kit. So deffo a lager yeast.

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Re: lager yeast

Post by cellone » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:24 pm

I've always found it to settle well and would consider an 8week old bottle as vintage.

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Re: lager yeast

Post by rd2nowhere » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:18 pm

taste wise it is pretty vintage. Lovely.

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Re: lager yeast

Post by Monkeybrew » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:57 pm

rd2nowhere wrote:taste wise it is pretty vintage. Lovely.
It's certainly my best lager brew to date, I knew it was going to be a good un when I opened the tin of extract because it smelt gorgeous!

I assume the kit lager yeast could be s-23, because coopers refer to it as a commercial dry lager yeast.

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Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%

On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%

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Re: lager yeast

Post by 6470zzy » Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:46 pm

Monkeybrew wrote:[
I assume the kit lager yeast could be s-23, because coopers refer to it as a commercial dry lager yeast.

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I think that there is a very good chance that the yeast is actually Mauribrew Lager 497

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Re: lager yeast

Post by Monkeybrew » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:09 pm

6470zzy wrote:
Monkeybrew wrote:[
I assume the kit lager yeast could be s-23, because coopers refer to it as a commercial dry lager yeast.

MB
I think that there is a very good chance that the yeast is actually Mauribrew Lager 497

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Oh yeah, good point.

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FV:


Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%

On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%

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