Coopers gone to bottle.

[stevezx7r]

After getting constant gravity readings on my coopers lager over the past three days i've bottled it. It had a high SG of 1060 and ended up at 1007 giving it an abv of around 7%, which is nice
I also added finings the day before bottling as it was quite cloudy but this doesn't seem to have helped much - maybe it will clear in the bottles.

I think at least a week in the bottles at room temp then a week in the fridge should see it right.

Onto my next brew...Brupaks Linthwaight Light.

Thing is, this pack was bought about 8 years ago...

Out of interest I was thinking of doing this with a fresh lager yeast and fermenting it in the shed (8 - 18C). I'm sure I saw someone else post a question about doing this but i'm not sure whether they did it or not? Was it you?

Anyway, happy days, it's supposed to be sunny again this weekend

[fivetide]

Very jealous of your gravity shift! Nice one.

[maxashton]

Linthwaite Light is an ale, rather than a lager. I'm not sure how well it will work with a lager yeast. I'm sure DaaB or the others will tell you.

Can you get hold of some Safale S-04 or Danstar Nottingham?

[stevezx7r]

Fivetide - Yeah, I was shocked at the SG and then very happy with the FG.

Maxashton - I know it's an ale, just had a thought about making an even lighter version crossed with a lager via the yeast/fermenting temp.

I think I do have some safale s-04 but I was going to use the saflager yeast X 2 packs.

Cheers.

[Burner]

I used Saflager on my linthwaite light and I'm bottling tonight. Looks pretty cloudy but has a nice fruity smell about it. It's my first brew so I wouldn't know if it was that good or not!

[stevezx7r]

I used Saflager on my linthwaite light and I'm bottling tonight. Looks pretty cloudy but has a nice fruity smell about it. It's my first brew so I wouldn't know if it was that good or not!

Well, I'm starting to loose count of the amount of alcohol i've brewed and I've only been doing it for a month or so !

Did you take any gravity readings before/after?

I'm adding some spraymalt just for kicks (and to raise the abv) so wiil see how things go.

Cheers.

[Burner]

Yes it was fermented at 18deg. It's not turned out unpleasant though - Not yet but I still have time to ruin it

[stevezx7r]

Thanks fellas, after all that i've used the original (now around 8 years old! ) yeast and a pack of safale - just in case. I added some yeast vit as this seems to be a good insurance. Oh, I added a 500gm bag of light spray malt which will explain the fairly high SG...

SG is 1054/1055 so I guess if it finishes around the 1010 mark it should be 5.5+% - Not bad for an ale.

The kit also came with a small jiffy bag of hop pellets (i think) but I won't use them due to their age/chance to add bacteria.

So, another week - ten days in the bin then transfer to the keg for another ten days before slurping.

[parkerwitton]

I used Saflager on my linthwaite light and I'm bottling tonight. Looks pretty cloudy but has a nice fruity smell about it. It's my first brew so I wouldn't know if it was that good or not!

Do not worry about cloudy ale...in all my years of supping in pubs, seen many a man take his beer back cos it was cloudy....yet the self and same people will drink vinegar as long as it is clear. If it tastes alright sup it. Thats why years ago beer was served in flagons so punters could not see whether it was cloudy or not.

[stevezx7r]

Parkerwitton - True, true. These days we're just spoilt.

TBH, I would rather my beer was fermented in a closed bin, transfered to a black keg and poured into a black pint glass with the lights off, that way, it doesn't matter what colour it is so long as it's nice 'n' strong.

BTW, I'm up your way this weekend, for a b-day bbq party, so you might hear/see/smell us !

See Ya !