Draught

[googe]

G'day all, put a coopers draught with brewers #2 down last week. Its been sitting between 16-22c but noticed the last 2 days its been on about 14-16c. the fg is stable at 1007-1008 and looks very quiet. Ive done this brew twice now and its been beautiful. I noticed it looks alot darker this time, wil the cold affect a draught?. Thanks

 

[Silo Ted]

wil the cold affect a draught?

Draught is not a beer style.

 

[googe]

Draught is not a beer style.

What do you mean?

 

[HeavyNova]

What do you mean?

Hi Googe,

When someone says "draught beer" it just means beer off tap - like at the pub.

 

[googe]

Hi Googe,

When someone says "draught beer" it just means beer off tap - like at the pub.

Im confused? whats coopers draught then? Thanks Heavey Nova

 

[barls]

its an ale.
its marketing, like when they say most of the big mega swill beers are something they generally are the opposite. ie if they say its a ale or bitter its a lager.

 

[HeavyNova]

Im confused? whats coopers draught then? Thanks Heavey Nova

Cooper's Draught is just it's name - it's kinda incorrect....unless you keg that brew.

It's like Carlton Draught in those bottles with the maroon label - they shouldn't really be calling it that.

 

[argon]

G'day all, put a coopers draught with brewers #2 down last week. Its been sitting between 16-22c but noticed the last 2 days its been on about 14-16c. the fg is stable at 1007-1008 and looks very quiet. Ive done this brew twice now and its been beautiful. I noticed it looks alot darker this time, wil the cold affect a draught?. Thanks

To answer the OP... The cold may affect the beer, dependant on the yeast. I assume you've just used the kit yeast? At the temp ranges you're talking about the beer should be fine, with the primary phase of the fermentation occurring well within the first week. Continue to monitor the FG and after at least 3 days of stable readings you are ok to package.

Prior to packaging however, if you have the ability to drop the temp of the entire fermenter (in fridge as an example) a cold crash and a few days of cold conditioning will be good for the beer, allowing it clear up and smooth out some off flavours.

cheers,
:icon_cheers:

 

[bignath]

Cooper's Draught is just it's name - it's kinda incorrect....unless you keg that brew.

It's like Carlton Draught in those bottles with the maroon label - they shouldn't really be calling it that.

Exactly.

And just to add even more confusion, Carlton Draught (commercial example as opposed to making Coopers Draught) is a lager.

 

[Silo Ted]

Yep, as Barls said, its all marketing bullshit. Just like "Blonde" beers aren't really blondes, bitters etc are typically lagers in Australia's market and draught is purely a term for any beer served from a cask or keg. Therefore Carlton Draught in a bottle is a nonsense labelling name.

Back to your issue, A stable and low FG is a good sign that its ready. As for it being a bit darker, maybe the tin was out of date, or simply the batch was a bit more caramalised. Either way, it is unlikely to be 'bad' in any way.

 

[googe]

Well well well never knew that about draught, dirty rotten sceemers :angry: . Thanks for the info fella's. Tnkas argon, the fg is stable over 3-4 days, dont have room to cold crash it. Will bottle it today.