Started on competition brew.

trueman · Post by **trueman** » Wednesday Aug 31, 2005 3:21 pm

Well I started last night on my second brew to enter into the competition. A Coopers pale Ale with brew enhancer #2, 300gms of honey in 19 litres of water.
I also managed to keep the temp down to 25C by sitting the fermenter in a tub of water and dropping a 300 ml frozen water bottle in everytime the water temp climbs above 25C. The water drops to about 20C but then It seems to take a few hours or more before the water warms up again, so the ferment temperature seems to stay constant at 25C.

Just a question on my last brew of Coopers draught. Can I chill a bottle to try after it has sat for 2 weeks from bottling?

Beerpig · Post by **Beerpig** » Wednesday Aug 31, 2005 4:50 pm

Sure can

Cheers

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wednesday Aug 31, 2005 9:03 pm

New lurker to this forum, just a quick tip mate, you will make a better ale fermenting it at a constant 18-20 deg , sure tou can make ale at 25deg , but you can make it better at the lower temp.
Sorry to interfere but just as I said , Just a bit of advice from 3 years of brewing. See Ya.

trueman · Post by **trueman** » Wednesday Aug 31, 2005 9:17 pm

No offence geust but are you from Nth America by any chance?

The reason why I ask is because I got the same advice on the newsgroup from a few Nth Americans. However when looking into it a bit fellow Aussies told me that Coopers yeast is designed to brew at the higher Australian temps that we get here. Therefore 21-28C is still okay. The Coopers instructions say you can pitch the yeast between 18-32C although 21-28C is best.

Perhaps some other Aussies on this board can confirm all of this???

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wednesday Aug 31, 2005 9:21 pm

Im an Aussie Trueman . Please yourself mate.

trueman · Post by **trueman** » Wednesday Aug 31, 2005 9:45 pm

Well guest I must admit I would like to be able to brew at such a low temp but unless I convert and old fridge I would never get it that cold up here where I live. The ambient temp in the cupboard is around 27C as it is.

The Brown Hornet · Thursday Sep 01, 2005 9:37 am

G'day Trueman,

I brewed all my first beers in the mid 20's before reading on here that the ideal ale temps are 18-22 (even though the Coopers kits tell you otherwise). You're on the right track with the tub of water, but throw a few old towels over the fermenter that hang in the tub of water. The old "Coolgardie Safe" sort of technique. I've managed to keep most of my brews in the low 20's even with much higher ambient temps this way. Noting that you're in Broome, it may be a bit less effective due to the higher humidity, but give it a whirl.

Cheers