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ooops....my mistake. Thanks. I noticed when i bottled the European lager with two Coopers Carb. drops, the beer was really cold, actually kind of frosted the bottles. Should i let my Pilsner get to room temp or does it really matter? Also I used 2 Coopers carb drops in the lager which by my...

Hi I just bottled a Coopers European lager, which i fermented with 2 packs of Saflager S-23 at 10deg celsius for 27 days. It was my first brew ever and i used the Coopers carb drops, 2 for each 740ml bottle. The hydrometer sample i tasted was actually very clear and tasted really good( i had...

Ok. Think I'll just wait and bottle it at 3 1/2 weeks. I can't find corn sugar here, i see they sell one product: brewing sugar-glucose powder and another that says Grapesugar-dextrose monohydrate/glucose....aren't glucose and dextrose basically the same thing. Can i use either of these to prime...

just wondering?....it's been about 13 days since i set the batch of European lager to ferment. The temperature where it's been fermenting(outside shed) has fluctuated from @41deg - 50deg and keeping an eye on the thermometer on the FV over those days the FV has averaged @48 deg+/-2deg each day...

Again, thanks for your tips. I kind of feel like a kid with a new toy. Everytime i pass the shed, i have to go in and wait for the airlock to bubble...them i find myself grinning foolishly. To update: i checked it this morning at 8 and it was at 10deg C, airlock bubble every 19-20 sec and...

....:) Guess i was to excited to just start a batch but I'll follow your tips. I knew i was in for a long haul with a lager but i am the patient type so i can deal with the time. So i will definitely follow your guideline. With the D rest, do you mean that after 3 weeks of fermenting i place it...

Thanks for all the tips. Well I started today. Got all my equipment ready and sanitized and meanwhile found out that the kit was missing the fermenter spout and bottle filler tube...GREAT!! and the LME was out of date...Great!! Call the company, they will send me the pieces and a new LME...

Thanks. Sounds like that will be my plan. I actually found a package of yeast he included in the package but didn't mention it in the recipe. It is Saflage w34/70. Should i use that instead of the coopers?

Well, I received my Coopers DIY kit today... the seller included a note saying he was out of the European lager kit so he sent a Thomas Coopers Selection Pilsner and 1kg of Brewferm light spray malt instead of the enhancer2. He basically included a recipe: said to boil 2 gallons of water; add...

Thanks for the tips. Another question is after I let it ferment for the 3 weeks and bottle it. Do I need to store the bottles at a cold temperature for the recommended 12 weeks?

Hi I am an american living in Norway and am about to venture into home brewing. I am expecting a Coopers DIY kit in a few days. It will have the European Lager set and some extras: 100g Cascade pellets; 100g Saaz Pellets; 11.5g Safale US-05 yeast packet; SaflagerS-23 yeast packet and a...