Citra Hops?

[adz2332]

ok stuff it this is what im going for tonight

COOPERS INTERNATIONAL Mexican Cerveza
Coppers Brew enhancer 2
500g dex
Glacier 30g 15mins boil
Saflarger US05
Done to 23ltrs

hows that sound!

 

[brettprevans]

add another 15-20g of glacier @ 5min.
thats of course if you like hop aroma.

oh and your yeast. which is it. saflager or US05 (ale)? saflager is either s-23 or W34/70

i would use a lager yeast if you want an authentic lager taste and if you have temperature control. if you dont have temp control then use an ale yeast like US05 or S-04

edit: after re-reading the whole thread i can see that you indeed got the same advice and probably intended to use US05 and your above wording of saflagerUS05 was probably a mistake

 

[adz2332]

yer sorry copy and pasted wrong lol US05 will be what im using.

 

[adz2332]

instead of waiting for my hoips to be delievered, how does using some lime zest sound?? straight into the fermentor?

 

[Scruffy]

I fannied about with this in the UK when I was trying to make lager. Kaffir Lime leaves. Lemon Grass. Lemon/Lime zest. They'll all give you a citrus, but it'll be knocked into touch if you over hop, or go heavy on the malts - i mean brew darker beers). Use about 5 Kaffir Leaves to 22-25 litres (more if you're more hoppy than a Corona), boil the leaves in some water and cool, dumping into the secondary/late ferment. If you go lemon zest (the juice & pith will just add sour and bitter - you might like it), I reckon about 2 to 4 fruit for 25 litres. Lemon grass is more subtle, but I've not used it.
What I settled on was a whole jar of Roses Lime Marmalade dropped in just before flame out (just the contents - not the jar!! - you could add it to your dissolving malts before you boil your hops), two limes worth of zest when I pitched the yeast and two limes worth of zest into the secondary.
FWIW, i used 1056 yeast (which I believe is pretty much US05).
I made it for a mate... he drank it... he said it was OK? Personally, I'm not a lager drinker - but fun making it.

 

[Scruffy]

Oh yeah, Sorachi Ace is a pretty lemony hop - if you can get it... I think it was a cross between Brewers Gold and Saaz... I think... Sapporo invented it.

 

[adz2332]

thanks mate

grrrrrrrr no one in adel stocks any of theses damn hops. not a very good range at all..
can get this all from craft brewer but the postage is worth more then the hops i want!!!!!!!!!!
Bla