Coopers Euro Larger Lack Of Taste

[dave_h]

Hi everyone.

I put down a can of Coopers European larger five days ago (29/09/10) with 4/5 of coopers Brew Enhancer 2 (about 700g) and 500g of light dry malt extract. Also put about 20g of Saaz and 20g of Hallertau in boiling water for 2 mins.

I tasted some of it today when checking its gravity and although it did not taste bad it did not really taste of very much at all.

I havent tasted any of my brews before they have finished fermenting so im not sure if this is normal.

Any thoughts? I could put some more hops but they wouldnt affect the bitterness, would they. Or could i boil some for 20mins in a litre or so and pop it in, or just wait.



Any thoughts would be great, cheers

 

[J Grimmer]

What sort of flavours are you after?

Hop Aromas
Then you could throw it in and dry hop the fermenter.

Hop Flavours
I believe a 20min boil will deliver this you may need to add some malt to your boil as well may be 100g/L but am unsure of the quanties. May one of the more experienced brewers can help with this.

Personally I would give it time maybe the sugers need time for the yeast to do its magic. You may get some more bitterness/crispness out of the fermentation process. There is no doubt that adding more hops / malt will give you more flavours but for me its getting the mix right. I dont believe that the euro larger is an overly bittered kit either. You have already hopped but from what i have read i believe you would only add aromas with such a short time in the water.

Also food for thought my worst brews got better over time, and swapping dex/sugar for malt also resulted in better beer.

J

 

[dave_h]

Thanks for the input J,

I tried it again today and it was a massive improvement, will keep on testing my gravity readings and see how it goes.

 

[shina]

Dave
After you bottle or keg, the euro larger it will need at least 3 months to taste any good. Good luck have made it a few times not a bad drop but you just have to give it time.