Black rock Mexican lager?

[marnor]

Hello, i started into beer making so i bought a kit of blackrock mexican lager. Has anyone made this? Or have any tips on how to make a good batch. I have it fermenting at 68 in a glass carboy. Should i secondary? Should i ferment at lower temp? And tips would be a great help.


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[tomq04]

Without being familiar with that kit, I'm assuming you want to get that fermentation temperature down ASAP! I assume they they gave you lager yeast.


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[botigol]

According to the instructions, the temperature is fine...I am surprised, but they obviously aren't using lager yeast in this kit.

http://www.blackrock.co.nz/brew-kits/item/3-mexican-lager

Secondary isn't necessary and extra time on the yeast might help.

If you want something clean like a lager, go ahead an lager this after the fermentation completes; 0C-4C for a few weeks should be good.

 

[marnor]

Ok i will leave it in the primary. Its a slow bubble every 4seconds so figure it will take awhile but im in no rush just as long as it turns out good. I also have coopers real ale fermenting beside it bubbling twice as much and a batch of mead fermenting also. I just started but wanted to have a few options on the go .


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[Husher]

Coopers and blackrock 'lager' kits are actually ale kits that have been hopped to taste like a lager. But it's not lager. But it is beer though.

 

[tomheff]

Actually Coopers Mexican cervesa has a hybrid lager/ale yeast strain. So it can be lagered.


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[marnor]

I have coopers real ale started the same time sitting beside the mexican lager and the real ale is done already the lager is still bubbling once every few seconds.


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[marnor]

Today I bottled my Mexican lager i batch primed 250g dextrose 2cups boiling water. I never got a gravity reading at the start but my F.G is 1.008 I was wondering what my starting gravity was so i could know the alcohol %. I used 1kg of dextrose and 23L water and the can of extract. Can anyone tell me what my starting gravity probably was?


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[marnor]

I just opened a bottle to test and it is awesome already


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