good ol' santa

[buscador]

santa threw a can of coopers aussie pale ale and a bag of brew enhancer 2 my way last nite
as i am still new to brewing im interested to hear what you all would do with a present such as this
any ideas will be greatly fermented!
b

[vitalogy]

I'd just chuck that all into the fermenter buscador. Make it up to 23L, ferment with the kit yeast at 18-20 degrees, and it'll turn out a nice drop. Try to leave it in the bottle for at least a month, it'll make the world of difference.

[buscador]

ok cool
hey when you say leave it at 18-20
i havent gone to a secondary yet-in my shot brew life

but i just got a small fridge for my "brewery"
the fermenter wont fit in
but bottles will
is it good to bottle and then put in fridge orkeep @ room temp after bottling?

thanks
b

[lethaldog]

Leave at room temp for 2-3 weeks at least

[Emo]

I'd just chuck that all into the fermenter buscador. Make it up to 23L, ferment with the kit yeast at 18-20 degrees, and it'll turn out a nice drop. Try to leave it in the bottle for at least a month, it'll make the world of difference.

I'd add some Cascade hops as well.

[jase]

simmer your brew enhancer for 20 mins then definatly chuck emos cascade idea into the mix. Im nursing a hangover from x-mas day courtesy of about 12 bottles of the stuff!! It was just to good to refuse. I chucked 200gm honey & 200gm of golden syrup into the simmer aswell, but go with the cascade hops dude &after bottling store them at the same temp as you brewed it at for 2weeks,(22deg)

[gregb]

100 to 200 grams of Crystal grain in a coffee plunger with some hot water, pour the liquid into the boil. Chuck the grains out to the chooks after this. Also another vote for the Cascade hops.

Cheers,
Greg

[yardglass]

100 to 200 grams of Crystal grain in a coffee plunger with some hot water, pour the liquid into the boil. Chuck the grains out to the chooks after this. Also another vote for the Cascade hops.

Cheers,
Greg

I'm with Greg, An addition of a few Grains makes a world of difference to your beer.

cheers

[Chris]

Yeah, crystal is really needed in the Coopers Pale.

[buscador]

just put down the pale
went with what i had
as a beginner im still in the basic stages, but
i am hoping if alls good i will do this again and again
tweaking the recippe just a touch until i get it right or at lleast better
than the last
want to llearn more about hops and grain in the future

being a pale ale fan and a new addict of coopers pale
(been drinking it for the llast year in melbourne)
*note-grew up on sierra nevada pale ale*
lets see what happens
thanks for all yer advice
b

[buscador]

after exactly a day now the pale ale has grown a nice white foamy head inside the fermenter
thing is..there has not been one bubble from my airlock

i read the older threads on the forum about bad seals, and how to knoow if its fermenting (or not), but ive had 2 successful brews prior to this that both began bubbling within the first 24 hours
does it have anything to do with the brew enhancer 2? i used.
other than no bubbles, im stoked with the progress so far

why no bubbles? it s one of my favorite parts
should i play the juice louder music than usual or ...
any other ideas..
b

[buscador]

oh, temp at 22 degrees
if that helps
b

[rwh]

Nah, I'd just leave it. Check that the lid isn't cross-threaded, but aside from that, just leave it and wait for how ever long you want, just ignore the fact that you're not getting bubbles. The CO2 still blankets the top of your brew, so you're really not at any increased infection risk.

[buscador]

i just tweaked the airlock a bit and the bubbles started running out, i think there was a small leak from the space between grommet and airlock,

looks good
smells good
ummm good

thanks
b

[Zuma]

simmer your brew enhancer for 20 mins then definatly chuck emos cascade idea into the mix. Im nursing a hangover from x-mas day courtesy of about 12 bottles of the stuff!! It was just to good to refuse. I chucked 200gm honey & 200gm of golden syrup into the simmer aswell, but go with the cascade hops dude &after bottling store them at the same temp as you brewed it at for 2weeks,(22deg)

Never had a hangover from Homebrew!

Can't be drinking enough I guess~

[jase]

could well have been the bloody ham,or the prawns or the trifle....good point zuma

[gregb]

I have Zuma, but I had to work at it.

Cheers,
Greg

[Tipsy]

Im nursing a hangover from x-mas day courtesy of about 12 bottles of the stuff!!

12 Bottles would do it for me

[morgs]

Im nursing a hangover from x-mas day courtesy of about 12 bottles of the stuff!!

12 Bottles would do it for me

12 longies? maybe lol

[jase]

Im nursing a hangover from x-mas day courtesy of about 12 bottles of the stuff!!

12 Bottles would do it for me :)

12 longies? maybe lol

Of course they were longies, It was a long day. But my brother reminded me yesterday,about the Jim Beam small batch(the one with with the port infused in it,) and the bottle of bourban mixed with cortez's wicked ginger beer,and I started thinking It might not have been the prawns,or the ham!