Kitchen Sink IPA

It's the day before Thanksgiving and the weather here is horrible. Time to throw together a beer with whatever I have laying around. I decided on an IPA using the Coopers IPA, the Coopers Lager and some Centennial hops that I grew in my backyard.

OG for this beer was 1.055.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Coopers
• IPA
• Lager
• hops
• beer kit

[mikalwilliams]

P.S. I brewed a cooper lager the other night. I used Nottingham yeast at 24celsius. I don't see any action yet, is this normal? When can I expect some action in my fermentor? I'm afraid I pitched at too high a temp. Thanks for the help!

[makebeer]

@mikalwilliams bring the temperature down and give it some time. Everything is fine.

[mikalwilliams]

Ok I know I am being impatient and paranoid but.... I am one week into my bottling & conditioning. I used the PET bottles and coopers drops. I followed their directions by adding 2 drops per bottle. Someone told me to test it after a week. So today marks a week and I opened a bottle with barely any carbonation and it tasted waaayyyy flat and lacked in flavor! As a note it is in a room that averages about 66-68 degrees Fahrenheit. Is this normal or a cause for concern? I have also heard it takes

[makebeer]

@mikalwilliams I'm sure everything will work out. That temperature is on the low side for bottle conditioning. It will just take longer to carbonate.

[mikalwilliams]

So, I just bottled yesterday. How do you tell it is carbonating well? When should I expect the bottles to tighten up around the sides from carbonation. Do you recommend giving the bottle a few shakes a couple days into the bottling? Sorry for all the questions, thanks for the help!

[makebeer]

@mikalwilliams If you're using the PET bottles, you can tell by the tightness and if there is some sediment on the bottom of the bottles. The bottles will probably tighten in 1 to 2 weeks. However, more time in the bottom is a good thing. The head will improve over time. The flavors will meld together. And the sediment will cake on the bottom of the bottle. A couple of shakes after a couple of days won't hurt but shouldn't be necessary. Time is the most important thing.

[Raggo12345]

A great video! Loved this one. :) Very nice flow in the routines in this brewing video.

Home grown hops sounds great. I will now search for the Kitchen Sink IPA beer review video! Hope you made a tasting video. Very nice name on the beer!

[mikalwilliams]

Awesome, thanks. I actually did another taste test, tasted much better the second week in the bottle. I think this will take me a few more weeks.

[mikalwilliams]

Thanks, I'm just super paranoid with my first batch. I can't wait!!bThanks for all your help!

[makebeer]

@mikalwilliams No need to rush. I find our bottles easier to work with anyway.