youngs lager kit

[mrtboy64]

hi all ive made my 1st lager kit in pet bottles they have been priming in the garrage 17 days now so i decided open 1 so i popped in the fridge for a couple of hours then opend one it was a bit cloudy and tasted a bit yeasty there was a lot of fiz at first then halve way down my pint it went flat as a pancake do i need a little bit more sugar in when im priming or should i leave a bit longer in the garrage am i being a bit impatient

[Immy's Dad]

I'm no expert but you need to leave them somewhere warm (room temp) for about a week to prime, then into somewhere cooler to let them grow into drinkable beer. If you leave them too cold the yeasties will all go to sleep and not fizz up your beer.

I'm assuming that youngs lager kits have ale yeast rather than lager yeast.

[mrtboy64]

i left them somewhere warm for a week then moved to garrage bin in there for 17 days lager went flat half way down pint

[Adam]

i have the same kit brewed for 15 days and bottled 20th April so mine isn't really ready until 18th May.

Mine never dropped far enough in gravity so i have a weak lager (3.4 % i think). Chilled and tried the last bottle bottled (so the one with all that extra yeast etc and it had a pleasant fizz, tasted like a lager (not my area of expertise). I primed at 3 teaspoons of Muscovado p/2litre PET.

Think mine will be drinkable on the 18th and looking forward to a cold one. 4 weeks is the rest period that i try to allow, 1-2 weeks warm (because sometimes i forget they are in there) then 2-3 weeks cold.

smiles
adam

[mrtboy64]

ok think il leave them another 2 weeks and try again im new to this game lol thanx alot

[MightyMouth]

then halve way down my pint it went flat as a pancake

You aren't drinking fast enough