New Brewer

[v8manic]

Ok well i have had my first brew in for near a week now it was the free one that come with a brewcraft kit think munich lager, Just been told by my LHBS that i should move my brew to another fermentor now and then add the finings and leave it for atleast another week before bottling. When i change it to the second fermentor what temp should i keep it at so far it pretty much has sat at 22c since friday found a perfect spot in my store room under house.
Any other tips would be good.
Also as soon as i move this one i'll be putting down a dry beer so anyhints with that would be great thanks.
Cheers Wade

 

[OzBeer_MD]

Do you have some hose to go from the tap on Fermenter number one to Fermenter number two? you need to minimise any splashing during this process, F1 up on the bench, sanitised f2 on the floor, have the pvc line loop around in the bottom of F2 to let the beer 'slide' in niceley and be submerged after a few seconds of the transfer starting. I do mine at the ambient temp (22).

Edit: Also try to stay away from Largers in the warmer weather. I am told ales are the go. (I'm developing a real teaste for ales anyway :beer: )

MD

 

[v8manic]

Yeah brought a length or food grade hose and an adaptor from the LHBS today. Was mainly wondering if i was suppose to then ferment it in the fridge also how long roughly should i leave it in the second fermentor?
One other question cause all my mates already trying to get free beer from me how long should i leave them in the bottle before drinking?

 

[OzBeer_MD]

Yeah brought a length or food grade hose and an adaptor from the LHBS today. Was mainly wondering if i was suppose to then ferment it in the fridge also how long roughly should i leave it in the second fermentor?
One other question cause all my mates already trying to get free beer from me how long should i leave them in the bottle before drinking?

I usually go for a total of two weeks in the primary and secondary. Sometimes the primary is only 5 days sometimes 7. I use a sanitised coffee mug with boiled water and 3 teaspoons of sugar to put the finings in, the idea here is to kick off a little more fermentation to create Co2 in theheadspace.

I'll leave the bottling for someone else as I have only done kegging.

MD

 

[J.T]

Wade, i am by no means an expert, but for a lager try to aim lower that 22c. I brew my ales at 16-18c.
As for time in the 2nd, a week or more is not unusal for me. I left one in there for up to 3 weeks.

Perhaps do a search, you will find answers to all your questions. I have spent literally hours reading through old threads, picking up hints along the way.

Bottled beer improves with age, I try not to touch mine for at least 2 months, apart from opening the occassional one to see how its going!

JT

 

[OzBeer_MD]

Keep quiet and wait until your friends have forgotten about the beer bottles

Patience is a very good ingredient

MD

 

[Lobsta]

Wade, i am by no means an expert, but for a lager try to aim lower that 22c. I brew my ales at 16-18c.
As for time in the 2nd, a week or more is not unusal for me. I left one in there for up to 3 weeks.

Perhaps do a search, you will find answers to all your questions. I have spent literally hours reading through old threads, picking up hints along the way.

Bottled beer improves with age, I try not to touch mine for at least 2 months, apart from opening the occassional one to see how its going!

JT

im by no means an expert, but i have heard from many people on this site that the yeast that comes witha the lager kits isnt a realy lager yeast, it is a tougher yeast than can handle the higher temps. it probably wont taste like real lager, but it wont taste like cr*p either.

and on the bottling question, the accepted practice is 2 weeks in the bottle minimum, then taste one, if its good, then go for it, but it can really pay to leave some bottles for longer to see how they mature. but 2 weeks minimum in the bottles.

 

[v8manic]

Ok thanks for the help guys. I've been looking all over this forum for the last couple of weeks trying to work out what i was going to do and how to do it only worked out where the search option was tonight. Different types of forums all have different ways to search i have found. Anyway guess i'll be going and flogging one of dad's old fermentors tomorrow afternoon and cleaning it up and on friday i'll transfer it over and make the next brew.
I'll let you guys know in few months how the first batch tastes i guess. Might be **** but hey we all gotta start somewhere.

Cheers Wade

 

[Lobsta]

Ok thanks for the help guys. I've been looking all over this forum for the last couple of weeks trying to work out what i was going to do and how to do it only worked out where the search option was tonight. Different types of forums all have different ways to search i have found. Anyway guess i'll be going and flogging one of dad's old fermentors tomorrow afternoon and cleaning it up and on friday i'll transfer it over and make the next brew.
I'll let you guys know in few months how the first batch tastes i guess. Might be **** but hey we all gotta start somewhere.

Cheers Wade

a tip, wack your location in your profile (click on your name on the left near the top of the page to go to the profile edit page), that way, blokes that are near to you may be able to at least give ya area specific brew tips, or at best, invite you over for a brew day...

 

[Thunderlips]

im by no means an expert, but i have heard from many people on this site that the yeast that comes witha the lager kits isnt a realy lager yeast

Depends on the kit.
Some from the top of my head that do include lager yeast....
Coopers Bavarian Lager.
Coopers European Lager.
Thomas Coopers Heritage Lager.
Morgan's Blue Mountain Lager.
I think Brewcraft Munich Lager.

Your right though, most don't, even though they say "lager" in the name, such as the basic Coopers Lager kit.