Hi guys,
I've recently moved to Australia from the UK and have just bought a basic Coopers homebrewing kit. I have gone for the pale ale which is sold on tap in pubs around here as it's one of the nicer beers in Oz. My question relates to the temperature at which I added the yeast to the wort. In England is was very easy to get the temperature down into the low 21-28 degrees celcius but when I attempted it earlier today I could only get it down to about 30ish as the cold water in my building builds up heat during the day as the tank is on the roof. Back at home I would usually get a huge amount of froth building up fairly quickly and this would let me know that the yeast was doing its job. As things stand there are small patches of foam on the surface and a hell of a load of sediment on the bottom of my fermenting bucket. I am wondering if it is worth buying some more yeast to put in as I know the stuff that comes with kits isn't great. Either that or should I maybe give it another stir just to get the sediment mixed up as maybe the yeast isnt getting to the sugars? I am concerned as I made a coopers ale at home a few years back and never got a reaction from the yeast and ended up having to chuck it after a few weeks. Any help would be welcome and feel free to chastise me if I'm being impatient and should give it a bit of time before doing anything.
I've recently moved to Australia from the UK and have just bought a basic Coopers homebrewing kit. I have gone for the pale ale which is sold on tap in pubs around here as it's one of the nicer beers in Oz. My question relates to the temperature at which I added the yeast to the wort. In England is was very easy to get the temperature down into the low 21-28 degrees celcius but when I attempted it earlier today I could only get it down to about 30ish as the cold water in my building builds up heat during the day as the tank is on the roof. Back at home I would usually get a huge amount of froth building up fairly quickly and this would let me know that the yeast was doing its job. As things stand there are small patches of foam on the surface and a hell of a load of sediment on the bottom of my fermenting bucket. I am wondering if it is worth buying some more yeast to put in as I know the stuff that comes with kits isn't great. Either that or should I maybe give it another stir just to get the sediment mixed up as maybe the yeast isnt getting to the sugars? I am concerned as I made a coopers ale at home a few years back and never got a reaction from the yeast and ended up having to chuck it after a few weeks. Any help would be welcome and feel free to chastise me if I'm being impatient and should give it a bit of time before doing anything.