3 Can brew??

erik · Post by **erik** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 4:57 pm

Hey All,

Cheers for all the great advice over the last couple of months. Gotta love this hobby.

I was just about the bottle a Dog Bolter clone, and I was thinking of filling up the fermenter with another brew, but with what I've got lying around. One more brew down before Xmas.

2 Cans Coopers Stout
1 Can Brew Craft Lager
1 or 2 Kg of Light Dried Malt
SAFale yeast

filled to say 23L.

What do you guys think? I suppose I'm just including the Lager Can because I can - & I'm too lazy to go to the HBS.

Am I wasting my time by tryong to use all the leftover ingredients?

lethaldog · Post by **lethaldog** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 5:29 pm

Not sure if the safale will be adequate as this one would be over 11% and i think a 3 can brew would be a litte overkill but each to thier own, best you can do is give it a try and let us know how it goes

erik · Post by **erik** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 5:37 pm

Cool. I'll just use the cans, leave the LDM for another brew. If I do that I should be able to use the SAFale yeast.
Cheers

Pale_Ale · Post by **Pale_Ale** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 8:19 pm

Yeah I'd drop the malt altogether and increase the volume to 25 or 30 litres if you were doing all 3 cans. I can't imagine it turning out well with the different kit hops but who knows what would happen.

Better yet just do a 2-can brew with the stout and save the Lager for another beer.

geoffclifton · Post by **geoffclifton** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 9:52 pm

Hells bells, do you want to drink it or carve it with a side salad

NTRabbit · Post by **NTRabbit** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 5:47 am

I recently made a 3 can Barleywine up to (hopefully) 80 IBU and 13% ABV.

Still has many a month before its ready for a 'young tasting'

gregb · Post by **gregb** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 7:15 am

How does/did it taste from the fermenter?

Cheers,
Greg

14/12/06 Edit: Spelling.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 11:25 am

Did you use a special yeast for that NTRabbit?

NTRabbit · Post by **NTRabbit** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 2:21 pm

I used one of my kept samples of Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale, because it was suggested as a good yeast for "any high gravity ales".

Tasted pretty good out of the fermenter, in that it was not syrupy, but it had a big kick in the aftertaste from the hops, which is why I set her out to mellow down some. I'll probably try the first one on boxing day, 3 months in the bottle.

Recipe was 3x Bi-Lo Lager, 500g LDME, 500g WDME, 1kg dextrose, 250g Vienna minimashed, 150g crystal and 80g chocolate steeped. Hops were 15g Nelson Sauvin @ 60m, 15g Glacier @ 10m, 10g Nelson Sauvin 10g First Gold @ 5m, 15g First Gold dry hopped. OG = 1.120 FG = 1.028

erik · Post by **erik** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 4:43 pm

Haven't made it yet, will let you know how is goes though