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Coopers Real Ale
1kg Dextrose
500g LDME
250g Corn Syrup
10g Goldings (strained through stockings)
Safale S-04
O.G: 1054 Current Gravity: 1019
Racked after three days fermentation, 7 days in the fermenter today.
This is the first time I've used a Coopers original kit, used S-04, and racked. That being the case, I'm I worrying over nothing? Are floaties common with S-04?
i'v found s-04 to stick to the bottom of the fermentor pretty well, it looks like bits of hop to me probably there just stuck in the tap, did you make sure to get rid of the crud that first falls out of the tap when you open it befor you take a reading? if not thats probably what it is.if you took another reading straight after it would probably come out clearer, nothing to stress over. leave it a few more days making sure you get the same gravity reading over 2 days and then bottle, leave for 1 month and she'll be apples..or ale as it were
It was completely cleared at bottling, almost no sediment in suspension at all. It's been nearly 3 days in the bottle, I've inverted it a few times and nothing, still completely clear. Something tells me this is goning to take a while to carbonate, but will be worth the wait
My best brews by far have been two can brews. Only difference with my approach is that I use a single can in each of my 11.5L Malt Shovel fermenters. No additional fermentables.
Allows me greater scope to experiment with different yeasts (what a difference a yeast makes!), and more recently, hops!
Slowly organizing myself so I can answer my own questions re yeasts and hops.
Who knows? Might even be able help others who have similar questions.
Beau wrote:It was completely cleared at bottling, almost no sediment in suspension at all. It's been nearly 3 days in the bottle, I've inverted it a few times and nothing, still completely clear. Something tells me this is goning to take a while to carbonate, but will be worth the wait
I just did a Coopers Pale Ale with S04 yeast and I am "worried" that it might not carbonate at all as there is very little sediment in the brew. I guess the longer you leave it the better. Has anyone else had a problem with S04 yeast and carbonation??
