Cooper's IPA - rapid fermentation

[moco]

I made up my third kit two days ago, Cooper's IPA (1.75Kg) + 800g Light DME, SG of 1040.

I frothed the wort with a brewers paddle attached to my electric drill (quite the most fun I've had with a power tool in the kitchen ), a few minutes of which produced an incredible thick creamy froth. I pitched rehydrated (30 mins) yeast as supplied. 12 hours later, not much action, no head, a few bubbles. 16 hours after pitching (someone called round and had to be shown ) there was a great cream head with 10% brown crust (which I skimmed the crud off)...

Now, at about 42 hours the head is gone, and a few bubbles appearing, and gravity of 1016. In under two days! I had to check the hydrometer!

Room temperature has been about 20-25. Is this fermentation too quick? Will it affect the taste? How long should I leave it before kegging/bottling?

[Vossy1]

I did this kit moco, fermented at 19 deg c and had the same fast ferment as you

[ColinKeb]

imagine using it with london pride !

[Russ]

I did one of these too recently, similar method but used 1kg of DME
Went exactly the same, like a rocket....
It's now sat under airlock waiting to be kegged, sneaky sample for QC purposes would seem to point to this been a good un.

[markbatten]

I started one of these two weeks ago and it went mad! I used 500gr light spraymalt and 300gr brewers sugar. It was done in a couple of days as well! Its been in the keg a week so I intent to have a sneek taste later.

[chris68]

Same here, started on on Tuesday following a recommendation on here, starting SG of 1040 and it is at 1010 at the moment! Been in the garage with a Brew Belt attached at 22 degrees ish for 3 days, anyone have any ideas on the final gravity of this brew?

[ColinKeb]

what yeast is it ?

[chris68]

I used the standard Coopers yeast that came with the kit, 50\50 malt and sugar with a touch of yeast vit.......... 3 days and down to kegging sg?

[ColinKeb]

hmm maybe its nottingham like gervins , i shall have to monitor the next batches progress with a bit of yeast vit if this can help get my brew to drink time down to a week i'll be on for the olympics

[ade1865]

yep, mine's gone like a rocket too, except the head was so small and I missed it I thought nothing had happened. til someone said 'wots the gravity' and it hasd gone down to 1017. in 60 hrs.

So I'm kegging it on monday.

[mysterio]

Sounds perfectly normal, a 48 hour ferment is par for the course with English yeasts especially if the gravity is around the 1.040 level.

[torchwood brewery]

you will find this is quite normal for coopers kits as well and that being said for some reason the THOMAS COOPER RANGE are very frantic fermenters ?
why i do not know? it could be the yeast that is suppied as coopers yeast is very tem tollerant and gose like a japaneese crotch rocket at 20-25 deg C.

but i have found that if you leave it for up to 14 days on the primary cake at around 20 deg C the taste improves 10 fold as they are ales thay come up bloody great with lots of character. try it yourself!

richard

[moco]

Glad to hear this all sounds okay... I've dumped it in the garage (about 18c) and intend to leave it until day 8 or 9.

After the reports I've read on this kit I am looking forward tasting it. I've another due for drinking a week or so prior to the IPA, so it has more chance of being left unmolested for a reasonable length of time!