Coopers Australian Pale Ale Question

[Motorbikeman]

Finished the primary which took about 5 days in 22 degrees.

Been in the bottle for 4 days now at the same temperature.  22.     

I have popped them in the fridge now to try and clear them up over the next week.  (although they are clearing up nice as is at room temp) 

Should I take them out?    Will the low 5 degree temp stop the yeast from working? 

[Garry]

They will need 2 weeks above 19°C to carbonate properly. You can put them in the fridge after that.

[LordEoin]

they'll clear out of the fridge too. Just let the yeast do its thing

[Motorbikeman]

I tasted one today.   

It was not very nice TBH.   Sweet and under carbonated ..   Yet it did make me burp .      I think I may leave them for a lot longer.  4 weeks

Is it possible I damaged the process by refrigerating them for  about 15 hours?     Will the yeast get back to business at room temp?

[LordEoin]

if it's sweet, then turn them upside down and give them a swirl to get the yeast back into suspension.
Store them upright somewhere warm for another couple of weeks.
Hopefully that'll sort them out

[Motorbikeman]

LordEoin.

Thanks.  That seems to be doing the trick .

I have six 330ml bottles for testing and am now drinking one.

Sweetness has been replaced with a nice bitterness.  Still has a ways to go, but a wee shake and a bit of heat seems to have got the show back on the road. 


I CANT STAND WAITING..     

[LordEoin]

good job!
Patience is your most important skill in homebrewing.

[Dunkel]

Best thing is to get another brew on as soon as possible. Sooner or later you'll have a stock of beer to be drunk, and then it's no problem to wait until the beer is fully mature. Generally beer is ready for drinking after about three weeks in bottle; but leave it for a further three weeks and the difference is amazing 

[mike76]

Alright lads, just joined up yesterday and am a total novice. I've just brewed my first kit, a coppers Australian pale ale. It's been in the primary for 17 days (a mate advised me to let it ferment for two weeks) with a heat belt on for most of it at about 23 degrees. The OG was 1.046 but when I tested for the FG this evening it was only 1.0106 and quite cloudy. According to the hydromotor I can't bottle till it hits the 1.008-1.010 range. I would have thought it would be well finished fermenting by now. Can anyone advise if its ok to bottle or should I wait even longer and how can i get it to clear. Ive turned the belt off and was going to do another reading tomorrow and bottle if it hasnt changed.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

[DEMPSEY]

Don't get hung up on FG statements that it should be 1008 or so. Take a reading of the gravity and if it still reads the same 48 hours later the fermentation has stopped. Turn off the brew belt and let it sit and it will start to clear.

[mike76]

Thanks for the advise. Can i bottle once the gravity reading hasnt changed for 48 hrs or do i need to let it sit a while longer to clear? Have i let it ferment too long already at 18 days and was the temp too high at about 23 degrees? Sorry for the stupid questions!

[Chris]

Once you get the same FG two days. Get the heat belt off and leave the temp drop and it'll clear. Then bottle away

[Chris]

Thanks for the advise. Can i bottle once the gravity reading hasnt changed for 48 hrs or do i need to let it sit a while longer to clear? Have i let it ferment too long already at 18 days and was the temp too high at about 23 degrees? Sorry for the stupid questions!

Yes
Not realy but you can
No 18 days is ok. leaving the beer on the yeast cake for a long time can produce off flavours but it's nothing to worry about.
23 degrees is perfect for coopers kits
There are no stupid questions we're all learning here.

[mike76]

Thanks for coming back Chris. I checked the FG last night and it was the same so I'll check again this evening and bottle so if it hasnt changed. "Another" quick question...the coopers Australian pale ale kit states an abv of 4.6%. My OG reading was 1.046 but my FG is only coming in at 1.018 after 18 days in the FV, giving me an abv of only 3.7% (if my maths are correct!). Can anyone advise why the final abv would be so low?? I mixed the kit with 1.5kg of LME and used the kit yeast rehydrated in 150 ml of warm water so not sure where exactly I went wrong.
Any and all advise much appreciated!!
Thanks

[ronnieb]

If you only used LME it could account for the final higher than stated FG due to the fact it will not ferment out fully compared to sugar.
A lot of the kits instructions and Coopers will mention a FG when using Sugar only.