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brew 6
Posted: Friday Jun 20, 2008 7:57 pm
by bensfarm
picked up a beermakers lager and a brewcraft kit #40.any tips before i put it down on sunday.?
Re: brew 6
Posted: Friday Jun 20, 2008 8:44 pm
by StuTee
I used a beermakers lager kit to make Boonie's LCPA recipe, and it worked beautifully.
That is, of course, if you want to make an ale. And use a whole bunch of hops

Re: brew 6
Posted: Friday Jun 20, 2008 10:01 pm
by Lachy
I've just flipped through Mike Rogers-Wilson's book "Brewing Crafts", and he gives the combination of Beermakers' Lager and #40 as being a recipe somewhat similar to Hahn Premium. He also suggests that you use a Saflager yeast and ferment below 20 degrees. I'd say that's pretty sound advice. I also tend to add extra hops to the converters when I use them, however in this case I'm not familiar with the particular kit combination that you're using so I'd just stick with the recipe as it stands.
Re: brew 6
Posted: Saturday Jun 21, 2008 1:08 am
by hoohaaman
throw out the yeast,purchase proper lager yeast and ferment below 12
9 is better,ferment for a month,rack to secondry and lager for a month at 0 or close
Drink and enjoy,and reflect how short life is brewing lagers.
Or brew ales and have a 10 day turn around time

Re: brew 6
Posted: Saturday Jun 21, 2008 6:12 pm
by bensfarm
ok thanks ,i'll brew it cool and rack for a few weeks.i've just bottled the draught+42+saf after 2 wks.i have now a 2nd fermenter so i'll can rack after 10 days. must get one of those books.also the brew had some sort of enzime use or bin ???
Re: brew 6
Posted: Saturday Jun 21, 2008 7:40 pm
by warra48
Use the enzyme if you want to continue your fermentation down to the level of almost water, and if you like your brews with a minimum of flavour.
Bin it.
Re: brew 6
Posted: Sunday Jun 22, 2008 1:37 pm
by rwh
bensfarm wrote:also the brew had some sort of enzime use or bin ???
bin.
Re: brew 6
Posted: Monday Jun 23, 2008 11:01 am
by Trough Lolly
+1 / chuck it...
Re: brew 6
Posted: Monday Jun 23, 2008 6:59 pm
by bensfarm
enzime gone.cool brews this time of year is easy.come summer nothing under 22 would be possible
Re: brew 6
Posted: Tuesday Jun 24, 2008 7:53 am
by Trough Lolly
...which explains why many of us are madly brewing lagers right now and planning our ales for spring/summer...
Cheers,
TL
Re: brew 6
Posted: Tuesday Jun 24, 2008 10:17 am
by rwh
This time of year is just perfect. I've got a constant 18°C inside my lounge, perfect for my ales, and a brew fridge outside that doesn't have to do any work to keep the lagers at 12°C. What more could a brewer want?
