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They're not. Kit yeasts are optimised for kit brewing, so amounts you get are not the same as aftermarket brands. I've used Coopers and BR yeast many many times and not had a issue with them. The only reason I started using aftermarkets was for either specialty yeasts like Saisons, or to get...

Thirded. A waste of money IMO. When I was kit brewing It would take me less than an hour to clean, sanitise and get a brew on. Then do nothing for 10+ days til bottling - another hour or so. That is hardly a big time sink. I've got along brewing for 6 years with a fermenter, old fridge and...

I second the above. The yeast and kit is extremely unlikely to be the issue. When I was kit brewing I used BR tins regularly and never had a problem. I rarely used kit yeasts, but when I did they were fine. Your retailer is wrong regarding these being deficient, or the cause of sour beer. They...

From memory, the coopers lager kit comes with an ale yeast, as most beginner brewers won't have temp control to brew a lager yeast at around 12C. So assuming you brewed at ambient QLD temps it would also account for the yeasty taste. Coopers ale yeast will brew at less than ideal temps, but you...

More likely it's just fermentation lag. Yeast does not start working straight away. I can be 24hrs before you see any activity. Stirring is unlikely to have started anything. Coopers kit yeasts never show a lot of activity IME. But never use an airlock as a measure of anything happening. I've...

Never trust airlocks, they are not a reliable indication of fermentation. A brew can still be fermenting without producing enough activity to move an airlock. Only your hydrometer is reliable. I've never used an airlock. I started with a Coopers fermenter and still have it. Over 100 brews done...

Well that will be interesting to see how it fermented at higher temps. Lager yeast works at 9-13C. Did you check your starting and finishing gravities to see if it fermented out properly?

Yep. I bottle a few in 330mls for this purpose.

Hi Mate Looks just like my first brew about 5 years ago. It was the Coopers lager at around 24-26C. It'll be ok fermenting warm, the coopers yeasts are pretty hardy. My end result was fairly bland but it was cold, wet, fizzy and definitely beer. It won't be a real lager, as Coopers put ale...