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Thanks guys - didn't really think about the impact of using the Coopers Lager yeast as well (added it given the concerns of getting fermentation started as well as the advice of the LHBS). Will definitely use the 'good stuff' only next time and get the temp down to 10-12. Am going to rack to...

Just an update to this - managed to get around to putting this together last week (on the 3rd). Pitched the yeast (packet of w34/70 as well as the coopers lager yeast) into the wort at about 23 degrees and then brought the temp down to about 14 over a few hours (a bit quicker than I was...

Thanks for the advice so far guys. I will definitely rethink my dry hop strategy as well as if I rack to secondary. I am assuming that given you guys don't rack to secondary (but still lager for a few weeks), you haven't had any problems with autolysis?

Guys, Firstly - thanks to everyone for their advice (both on questions I have asked, as well as the rest of the stored advice on this site). I'm sitting down as I type enjoying my first ever bottle of home brew (and it's a cracker)! My 2nd brew (Fat Yak clone) is about to be bottled tomorrow...

Thanks boingk - will keep going and see how it turns out! Definitely good to have the advice of you guys on this forum.

That's what I thought it should have been. All the goo was definitely dissolved (as was the dex and DME). Would it be possible if the wort wasn't stirred enough that I could possibly get a part of the wort with a lower SG? And the temperature of the wort was about 26 when I took the reading, so...

Hey Guys, I used this recipe today - except for the 150g wheat malt - and I thought everything went pretty well (my second brew). However the OG is only 1030 - I would have expected much more. Thought it was dodgy hyrdometer - but used a spare I have and it reads the same. What could cause such...

Hi Guys, This is my first post and I've just gotten into the whole home brew action (just bottled my first Coopers DIY kit beer last week). I am looking at my second brew and have decided on a Fat Yak clone - because I'm a fan of the beer and wanted to do a little more than just Kit&Can. I'm...