I Brewed Real Beer!!! - Coopers Lager
Written on February 26, 2008 – 8:49 pm | by jaygaulardcom |
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Tonight, I cracked open my first real home brewed beer. It’s the Coopers Australian Lager. I know I have told you many times that I don’t like light beers, and I still don’t. I have to say though, this beer ain’t have bad.
I poured it into my favorite beer mug and took a sip. I was surprised to see that it tasted just a bit better than the day I bottled it (two weeks ago…to the second). I was also surprised to see that it actually tasted like real beer. Laura took a sip too. We both agree that it tastes like Corona. Stick a lime in this thing and sit by Rob’s pool on a hot August day. There you go.
Looks pretty good, right? Two big parts of my beer drinking experience are the bottle the beer comes out of and the glass I am pouring it into. This looks like the real deal.
Today, I read that I should bottle my next batch…Coopers Stout, between 4-7 days, and after the hydrometer has a consistent reading for two days in a row. Today is the fourth day and the hydrometer read “1.010″ both yesterday and today. This batch is brewing faster than the lager partly because of the type of beer and partly because of the warmer temperature I am keeping it at.
With the hydrometer readings the way they are, I bottled one beer today. I wanted to make sure my capper was working properly for the remainder of them. Everything worked fine. I am keeping it stored upside down, just to see if there are any leaks. If not, I think tomorrow is the day to bottle them.
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Tags: beer, bottle, bottling, capper, caps, coopers, home brew, lager, stout
6 Responses to “I Brewed Real Beer!!! - Coopers Lager”
By Steve on Feb 26, 2008 | Reply
Good deal. I can’t wait to hear how the stout turns out. I will be able to try my Boysenberry Wheat beer this coming weekend.
By Joe from FX on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Jay,
Lookin’ good buddy! Save me one to try out!
By Paul on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Most excellent, if it passes the taste/smell test then you have success! Congratulations on your first batch of beer.
By the way, I included you on my “You make my day” post yesterday.
By jaygaulardcom on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Hannigan, you crazy fool. Where have you been? I miss you.
By Joe from FX on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Miss you too buddy. Just been doing the usual running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Starting up some sites of my own, got some domain names and looking to start some newegg/amazon affiliate sites….so you know i will be calling you for some advice….your time is free for old friends right?, you busy little webmaster you!
By Steph on Feb 28, 2008 | Reply
wow, i can see right through it