30 August 2008 - Coopers Lager

[Curious Brew]

First time I've done a beer in probably six months.

Cooper's Lager, 500g Light DME, 500g Glucose, 30g steeped Goldings (only hops I had to hand), supplied yeast.

Pics to follow.

[prolix]

just don't try to make lager with fuggles it really does not work!

lets see these pics then.

we want pics, we want pics...

[Curious Brew]

Important things first, my helper:



Yeast starter on the go:



DME and glucose at the front, can softening at the rear:



Final rinse of the FV:



Hop sock steeping:



Aeration complete:



Went smooth as butter until it came to pitching the yeast, took forever to get down to temperature due to the hops liquor, so I went and picked the wife up from work while waiting for it to get down to 32 degrees.

[Curious Brew]

Got a bit excited in the night.

Wife came down this morning to a scene from The Blob.

[booldawg]

Hope all went well CB. No doubt you'll be knocking up some Coopers Lager/TC snakebites

[Curious Brew]

This is what the kit's done since the wife cleaned it up at about 08:00.



Smells gorgeous, when SWMBO's not lighting fragrant candles to mask the "stench".

Women. Best smell in the world and she's trying to hide it.

Not thought of snakebite...

[Jim]

Nice work, CB. Try not to let it get too hot, though - 20C is warm enough.

[Curious Brew]

Nice work, CB. Try not to let it get too hot, though - 20C is warm enough.

Central heating's not been on for months. Might have to put it outside if it stays that warm...

[Bongo]

good pics i love the helper one i have two myself who enjoy all the brewing bits and are very keen,
can i put the malt extract in dad,no son i think i better do that bit

[Curious Brew]

Came home from the inlaw's this evening and it was still 26 degrees, and that's from yesterday.

It went straight in a sink of cold water and ice and it's now down to 22.5 degrees.

Will leave it in over night at this rate.

[prolix]

vigourous ferments can produce a lot of heat