Hi all, newbie here just on to my second brew
My first brew was the standard Coopers lager that came with the kit plus 1 tin of the coopers light malt extract (did not use the BE1) and 15g of Cascade pellets that were added when the fermenter was filled. I forgot to take an OG, but left it for 10 days before bottling and the FG was 1.006. It has only been in the bottle for a week now and I will leave it another week before tasting, but I can't wait!
For my second brew I have used a can of Coopers Pale Ale and a can of Coopers Canadian Blond, with both the included yeast sachets. I did not add any extra sugars. I have some Cascade pellets that a friend gave me and I plan to add them on day 4, after steeping for 15 - 20 mins. I was going to add only 15g but my friend gave me 20g, should I add it all or will this overpower the flavours and aromas of the hopped extracts?
OG was 1.046 and I plan to leave it for a good 10 days before bottling. Current temp is 26C but I am trying to get it down by putting a few bags of ice from the servo in a bucket next to the fermenter - my brew set up is in a tiny room under the stairs so I'm hoping it will be enough to cool the whole space and thus bring the brew temp down a bit too. The tasting from the OG sample was quite nice so I have high hopes for this brew, but as it is only my second attempt I know I still have a lot to learn