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[FirstBrew]

Hello , i am making my first beer, its Coopers Canadian Blonde , a lager.
And i just found out that it needs to be in much colder place than a room temperature or i am wrong ? Do i put it in to another place ?
Fermentation is been only 3 days.

 

[EPS]

What temps have you been fermenting at for the past 3 days?? And did you use a lager yeast i know some of those cooper kits say lager but come with an Ale yeast ??

 

[FirstBrew]

I dont know really , i know it came with the package , and i dont have the temperature sticker on my bucket .

EDIT : OK ,I think it came with a Ale Yeast.

 

[TopherM]

You should be fermenting at about 62-64F or so for a typical ale yeast.

BTW, Blondes are typically ales, not lagers.

 

[dg35884]

Yeah if its and ale strain you should be good. Rdwhahb

 

[FirstBrew]

But if i move it to colder place , does it damage a lot the beer ?

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

I dont know really , i know it came with the package , and i dont have the temperature sticker on my bucket .

EDIT : OK ,I think it came with a Ale Yeast.

Yeah, that Cooper's Blonde is a "pseudo lager" (lager recipe, ale yeast). I think someone already mentioned, but the low-mid 60s (F) is a good temp for most ale yeast strains.

 

[unionrdr]

The Cooper's ale yeast works best between 64-69F. Lower & it starts to get sluggish. And the blonde is like the OS Lager,it's ale yeast.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

The Cooper's ale yeast works best between 64-69F. Lower & it starts to get sluggish. And the blonde is like the OS Lager,it's ale yeast.

Do all the Cooper's "lagers" come with ale yeast? Just wondering cuz you see a lot of posts where ppl are worrying that their Cooper's Lager is too warm.

 

[unionrdr]

No. The Thomas coopers selection pils & lager,& the Heritage Lager come with lager yeasts & must be brewed lower. Got everything but the Heritage lager can from midwest yesterday for a German-ish dark smoky lager. I'll be trading the Cooper's lager yeast for WL029 ale/kolsh yeast. It's best fermented at 65-69F,& is said to give an ale with a clean,lager-like flavor. Here's hopin.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

No. The Thomas coopers selection pils & lager,& the Heritage Lager come with lager yeasts & must be brewed lower.

Good to know. Thanks buddy. Good luck with that brew, you're going to like the options Kölsch yeast will give you.

 

[FirstBrew]

When the airlock is bubbling , i smell some kind of yeast or i dont know what smell, is it really bad ? 3rd day of fermentation.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

When the airlock is bubbling , i smell some kind of yeast or i dont know what smell, is it really bad ? 3rd day of fermentation.

What does it smell like?

 

[FirstBrew]

Yes , i think i smell beer yeast, but i think its normal.
Afraid of opening it too often too

 

[GrogNerd]

When the airlock is bubbling , i smell some kind of yeast or i dont know what smell, is it really bad ? 3rd day of fermentation.

might smell like stale beer, not to worry, that's a normal smell

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Yes , i think i smell beer yeast, but i think its normal.
Afraid of opening it too often too

Yeast like "bread"? "Fruit"? "Yeasty"? "Sulphur"? I'm asking because many "beer" and "yeast" aromas will come from fermentation, and it's normal. Sometimes dialing back you fermentation temps can help subdue these, and that's not a bad thing either.

 

[FirstBrew]

I am going to move the bucket to a colder place . I dont have a sticker that shows temperature but im assuming it's little too hot for the beer at its current place. Does changing the place of the bucket does something bad for the beer ?

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

I am going to move the bucket to a colder place . I dont have a sticker that shows temperature but im assuming it's little too hot for the beer at its current place. Does changing the place of the bucket does something bad for the beer ?

Nope, just don't go out of your way to slosh it around.

 

[EPS]

goto the local pets mart or pet supply store and buy a stick on aquarium thermometer there like 3-4 bucks solves your problem