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It is a Saflager yeast (well, it should be anyway!). If you have a look at the sachet, after the useby date there should be a letter P stamped. That indicates it's a yeast for the Pilsner. I think it's only a 7-gram pack, as it's packages especially for Cooper's.
Ahh, thanks for that. I just checked the instructions that came with the kit and they have a separate section of small print at the back that explains the the Pilsner yeast is indeed a lager yeast.
Hmmm... wish we had of read the fine print before we made ours. It was the first ever brew and it came out smelling like effluent. Tasted ok though, and the smell went away after the first three. It kinda came back when you burped however. We nicknamed it Rotorua Special.
Evo wrote:Hmmm... wish we had of read the fine print before we made ours. It was the first ever brew and it came out smelling like effluent. Tasted ok though, and the smell went away after the first three. It kinda came back when you burped however. We nicknamed it Rotorua Special.
Oh, you're kidding, I have a dreaded sense of forboding now for my next brew... ah well.
1. It doesn't affect the flavour.
2. It is in fact a sign of a good lager.
3. It proves people with small brains who like to say unplesant things about homebrews are full of bs.
4. It thins out the bludgers after a couple of free beers.
5. It goes away after a couple of months in the bottle.
