how much sugarand when?

[dagutter]

hi all
i have just bought my second beer kit(coopers european lager), i also bought as the woman in the local brew shop advised some brewing sugar. my question is that on the instructions it doesnt say how much sugar to use?
thanks in advance
any tips on brewing this one?

[MightyMouth]

Most 1.5kg kits require 1kg of sugar.

[Barm]

yep - you need the whole 1kg.
it goes in along with the hot water when you first make the kit up; give it a good stir to ensure it dissolves

[dagutter]

thanks for the replies , do i also need an airlock in the top of the brewing container?

[MightyMouth]

You dont need one no , just crack the lid enough to allow pressure out.

[mickhew]

Also, double check on this, but I think this kit comes with a LAGER yeast, so make sure you brew it at a lower temperature, between 13-20 degrees. Reason I comment, is because I put a Coopers Cerveza kit on today, and it said the European Lager kit comes with Lager yeast. If you knew that already then sorry for butting in!

[dagutter]

hi,
the gravity has stablised for the last couple of days but it is still bubbling out of the airlock,how long should i leave it?
also how much sugar should i add if brewing in a pressure barrel?
thanks

[Dances]

I have done this kit a few times and the leaflet that came with it gives you the exact calc for priming sugar quantities.

Usually I leave this in the FV for 2 weeks and I have tried bottling and kegging, but bottling always turns out vastly better (more fizz) but you really need to let it mature for the full 12 weeks for the best results.

A very good kit!