So last night I caved in to impatience and put a bottle of the Cooper's Lager in the fridge. I figured what the heck, there were 30 bottles total so if I have one I'll still have 28 740ml bottles. Put it in the freezer for an hour to chill and popped it open. It was pretty good! It's got a lot more carbonation than the one I tried Sunday (which was only one week in bottle), still not all the way there yet but it's quite close. The beer is also clearing, was a lot less cloudy than Sunday's. It also tasted a lot better. Again, still needs more time but I found myself wishing I'd put another in the freezer so I could drink two instead of switching over to Becks (which I do like). Of course just from reading I know it takes time to mature so I wasn't expecting anything trying it early on. I just did it for the learning experience to see exactly what the taste is like and how it changes. But I'll admit, when you taste it young and it tastes so little like the typical commercial beers we drink it can be a bit worrying. You think to yourself, "How is this ever going to taste like a real beer!?". But in time it does!
So I'm pretty psyched. Starting my hefeweizen tomorrow and maybe even the amber ale too. I can only imagine how much better those will come out being I'm using DME instead of dextrose.
Rev.
So I'm pretty psyched. Starting my hefeweizen tomorrow and maybe even the amber ale too. I can only imagine how much better those will come out being I'm using DME instead of dextrose.
Rev.