Morgans Blue Mountain Lager

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4.33 stars - based on 36 reviews
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September 24th 2020
4/5 stars
#2029

ok

used w34/70, 1kg light malt, 250g multidextrin. 6 weeks after bottle quite a good drop not an award winner but no concentrate after taste easy summer beer.
January 4th 2012
5/5 stars
#1707

Blue Mountain Partial Mash

500 g LDM 1500g Light Malt Grain (mashed at 67 c) Saflager S23 yeast, 17 g Tasmanian Hallertau hops as a hop tea put in 1 day before kegging/bottling. All up, took about 3 weeks as I kept the fermenting temp at the recommended 12 c using an old tuckerbox freezer and icebricks. Came out really well. Even my mates reckoned it was better than on tap beer, and I agree. The hop tea lent a nice mild aroma and flavour to the beer, which is a pleasing light colour.
November 11th 2010
3/5 stars
#1259

An okay extract kit

 This kit made a decent, drinkable, lager style beer. Nothing extraordinary about though, and I did add extra hops in the primary, as I do with all my extract kits now. Needs a month in the bottle to age. Nothing special, but not awful either. A good average kit for the money.
September 10th 2010
1/5 stars
#1213

Don’t believe the hype!

After brewing Morgan’s Scharl’s Lager and Bishops Bitter and reading so many glowing reviews, I was VERY disappointed with this one! Brewed to 20 litres with 500 grams of LDME, 500 grams of dextrose, Hersbrucker hops and Saflager yeast, 2 weeks primary and racked 2 weeks secondary at a constant 10 to 12 Celsius. Took forever to bottle carbonate at room temp (close to 8 weeks), cold conditioned for another further 6 weeks and it still tasted like nothing! Would not compare it to any commercial brands as it didn’t even taste like beer let alone a lager! Turned out almost as dark as a Newcastle brown ale and tasted like hoppie, carbonated water (and I added the hops!).
August 13th 2010
4/5 stars
#1198

Blue Mountains with Lager Yeast

First try with the BML after many recommendations. Brewed can with BE1, 12g of Saaz hops (steeped in hot water then all in) and S-189 Swiss Lager Yeast. Fermented at 12degC for about three weeks. Took about 2 months to carb up and mature. Nice light colour, good head retention and fine bubbles. Quite floral on the nose, no detectable sulphur. Nice dry palate with a vague hint of sweet malt aftertaste. Overall a nice summer beer and a good intro into lager beers. Make sure you use some extra hops as it may be bland without?
May 21st 2010
5/5 stars
#1165

mbml

 made great brew using morgans bml, 1kg ultrabrew.150gm corn syrup standard morgans yeast, hersbrukker hops. yeast in at 26d brewed for 14 days at sg1010. head retention was great and showed a head mark at every mouthfull. also smooth drinking. give it a go and post your thoughts. best ive made. next one i will add 500g light dry malt to see difference in taste. should be ok.
April 30th 2010
4/5 stars
#1156

Morgans Blue Mountain Lager

I brewed this with 600g LDME at 12 deg.C for 3 weeks using Saflager 23 yeast. I added 21 litres of water and dry hopped with 12g Saaz hops. I also steeped 150g of crystal grain at 68 deg for 30 mins. I am now drinking this beer after a month of bottle conditioning. At the moment this beer is a little too malty sweet for my liking, although some more time in the bottle may help attenuate this. Next time I will add 600g dextrose and use 34/70 yeast to try to get a dryer finish, and perhaps add 22-23 litres of water. Also the crystal grain may be optional. Overall however, a tasty beer with good head retention and flavour!
November 9th 2009
4/5 stars
#1058

Morgans Blue Mountain Lager

I used the stock yeast @ 18'C and added 500g LDME and 300g Dextrose, made to 22L. Came out as a clean, light bodied beer with a hint of floral aroma (just a hint) and a crisp bitterness. Just the thing for those hot summer afternoons. Nothing flash, but definitely a good kit. 4 stars.
October 8th 2009
5/5 stars
#1040

Honest and Easy

I have made this a couple of times using both saflager yeast and the supplied yeast. Use 'Blend 15' from Brew Shop, which is same as BE2. Forget the saflager as the supplied yeast actually supplied a nicer crisper flavour. Excellent value and easy to make. Good honest beer with no bells or whistles. Easy to drink and a good replacement for a CUB or Tooheys lager/draught.
March 17th 2009
4/5 stars
#950

Great stuff

Made this up with a kilo of Extra-Light DME and kit yeast, no additional hops, to develop a base for future variations. May not bother with changing anything the next time. This is great stuff. Primary fermentation for 3 weeks at about 12C, in keg for about 2 weeks at the same temp or a bit lower, 2 weeks in refrig at 1.5C. Already very, very drinkable, I imagine it'll just get better. The only problem is that it's so hard to get here in the US - I had to order in on-line from Canada and the shipping makes it expensive. If anyone iin the US can give me a source here, please do!! Use the e-mail listed - thanks.
March 14th 2009
5/5 stars
#949

Top Aussie Lager

 Brewed this kit a few times and it never dissappoints. Made up to 22l Aussie lager kit #40, 600gms dextrose,Brewed 22 degrees for 10 days.Great after 10 weeks. One of my favourites.
September 15th 2008
4/5 stars
#892

mmmmmm bluey

brewed this about 4 months ago. Taped the keg then and im impressed (not the first time ive brewed this either). Ingriedents used where 1 blue mountain lager, 1 kg of lager malt, 500g wheat malt, hersbrucker hops, safale yeast (blue packet) kegged at 1005 sg (after 10 days). yum yum yum, would reccommend
July 31st 2008
4/5 stars
#883

Boags Premium Clone

Made up to a recipe found on Dave's Home Brew Site. 1 Tin BML, 700g Dextrose, 250g Light Dry Malt and 250g Maltodextrin (you can use a Coopers Brew Enhanser 2 and 200g extra dextrose).Steep a tea bag of POR finishing hops and add just before yeast, use the yeast that comes with the tin. Brewed at 24 degrees for 6 days. After 2 weeks of bottle conditioning at 20 degrees this already tastes fantastic. Will certainly brew again.
June 25th 2008
4/5 stars
#876

Who drank all my beer.

Brewed with 500g dex 500g LDME can yeast. Kegged after 2 weeks in primary. After 2 weeks in the keg the clarity and taste was much improved. The best beer of my short HB career to date. The 19 ltr keg was dry after 1 week. Time to make another one.
May 13th 2008
4/5 stars
#855

patience is a virtue

did this with ultra brew (500 ddme, 250 dex, 250 cs), 300 liquid wheat malt & steeped tettnager hop bag. used safale yeast & fermented around 22 deg. tasted after a month & had strong banana smell & taste, was a bit disapointed after hearing all the praise for this kit. 6 weeks in the bottle it has turned into a nice crisp beer, will do again.
May 13th 2008
4/5 stars
#856

patience is a virtue

did this with ultra brew (500 ldme, 250 dex, 250 cs), 300 liquid wheat malt & steeped tettnager hop bag. used safale yeast & fermented around 22 deg. tasted after a month & had strong banana smell & taste, was a bit disapointed after hearing all the praise for this kit. 6 weeks in the bottle it has turned into a tasty crisp beer, will do again.
April 6th 2008
5/5 stars
#837

a great can

After over 25 batches of kit beer I can say that the Blue Mountain is the best and most relaible that I know of. I always use the can yeast, but have varied hops and grains and never had a bum batch. In my latest batch use Saaz plus Goldings hops 12g each, steeped in thermos for 10 mins, and crystal malt steeped 20 mins to produce a darker, yet more complex beer. It's a winner.
February 18th 2008
4/5 stars
#822

not bad

Brewed using kit, 1kg LDME, 25g Hallertau MF and Saflager. After two weeks it was ok, but still fairly immature. 6 weeks later its improved out of sight, but still needs another month or so. Great drop, good can for experimenting
October 29th 2007
5/5 stars
#780

Best By Far

1 can of BLM, #15 brew booster(250g corn syrup,250g Malt. 500g Dextrose). Added 500g L.D.M plus 1 brewiser hop bag(12g)in 300ml of boiling water for 10 minutes and 2.7 ltr of boiling water(was winter). Bottled after 9 days OG-1072, FG-1014 alc 8.27%. This beer was head and shoulders over anything i have made..and was all drunk in 3 days , without being to heady..it bubbled its head off in the glass for ever..seen nothing like it..and the taste was like a premium tassie beer..fantastic.
October 14th 2007
4/5 stars
#774

Great Summer Beer

Brewed using 2 stage fermentation. (6 + 8 days). Dry hopped with Hallertau in secondary. Apart from low carbonation, it turned out a very nice drop indeed. Very much a summer beer. Will do again. (Carbonation issue was due to not bulk priming with enough dextrose) 1kg Morgans Master Blend Lager extract malt for the fermentables. Also used the kit yeast.
October 14th 2007
4/5 stars
#775

Forgot to add this .....

I should have mentioned in my previous review, that I used 1kg Morgans Master Blend Lager extract malt for the fermentables. Also used the kit yeast.
October 8th 2007
5/5 stars
#771

Time Is of The Essence

Can of morgans blue mountain lager, 600g dex, 250g light malt brew improver, 250g wheat malt brew improver, 12g hallertau and done s-23. Boiled all fermentables besides the kit for 10 minutes, added hops five minutes before flameout and mixed the kit at flameout. Water bathed and cooled to 20 degrees then yeast was pitched. Fermented for around 3 weeks and came out with a beautiful crean crisp lager at 5.3%, beer needs at least a month in the bottle before drinking but only gets better with age. Will definatley do again. Cheers
June 12th 2007
5/5 stars
#708

Consistently Great Beer

Can of 'Bluey', 500 gms light spray malt and 500 dex. Boil for 5 mins, add 12 gms Hallertau, slow boil for 10 mins. Strain into fermenter with the kit, add 1 tea bag of hersbrucker finishing hops, same yeast, or Saflager S 23 is great, but only in the winter, were you can keep it below 18 degrees. This beer is PERFECT with just dextrose and no malt or hops everytime, but if you like an aromatic lager with a bit more hop, then go the extra.
May 7th 2007
5/5 stars
#676

Nothing Blue About This

Ah. Morgan's Blue Mountain. Best Home Brew lager on the market. Nuff said. What I like about Morgan's is they're unpretentious (take note, Malt Shovel!). Must go with the Queensland territory. Try it with a proper lager yeast. But even with the kit yeast it's OK, although really more a dinner ale than a proper lager. A good Aussie tradition, dinner ales! Why would you want to risk it with imported lagers that have spent 3 months in a container on a dock in Dubai when you can have this fresh from the local maker? (No, they don't employ me, but I'm open to offers) One of my few unqualified recommendations. (Not a "great" beer, mind you, but consistent and drinkable. No mean feat in homebrewland).
December 10th 2006
5/5 stars
#605

top brew

Mixed this one up with 1kg can of Morgans Pale Malt, the supplied yeast, and dry-hopped with 15g cascade. Initially thought the cascade was a mistake, as it turned a great tasting beer into an okay tasting beer, but it still tastes fantastic. I gave some to a lady friend yesterday and she couldn't get enough of it, Even turning down the heinekens in favour for it!
July 10th 2006
5/5 stars
#524

Great Lager

Brewed with 1kg of LDME and Hallertau finishing hops. Fermented at 12 - 16 degrees using Saflager S23 over 2 weeks, Top lager. One of the best I've tried.
July 10th 2006
5/5 stars
#525

Great Lager

Brewed with 1kg of LDME and Hallertau finishing hops. Fermented at 12 - 16 degrees using Saflager S23 over 2 weeks, Top lager. One of the best I've tried.
November 30th 2005
5/5 stars
#378

My 8th Brew

This is my best ever!!! So simple...kit plus MasterBlend Brew Enhancer, Saflager yeast. Brewed in the middle of winter at around 12c. Great head and flavour...as good as a commercial brew (so other people say!!)
October 20th 2005
4/5 stars
#345

Outstanding

Wow! Very impressed with this one. Brewed very simply with Ultra Boost: Malto dextrose/Dextrose/Lt Malt and Saflager s24 at about 17 degrees for 13 days. Resulted in a lovely crisp clean beer, could be improved with some finishing hops. Will definitly be doing this one again.
October 17th 2005
5/5 stars
#344

blue mountain bitter

Used as a base for experimentation as I knew it was a quality product from other reviews. Added caramalt LME and Cooper's dme in a boil with contents of kit & some Hallertau pellets for flavouring. Aiming for a Vienna style lager, but I fermented with Cooper's ale yeast cultured from the bottle. Cold conditioned for 1 week to help yeast settle, then I didn't get 'round to bottling for c. 6 weeks. Result: Beautiful, delicate amber bitter. My most successful brew yet.
September 21st 2005
5/5 stars
#328

Heineken Clone

One of the first brews i made, follwoing a recipe from the HBS Morgans Blue Moutina lager, 1kgs brew booster 12g hallertau finishing hops (boil in the bag for 10 mins). Pitched the can yeast at 24-25c brewed for 7 days and direct to bottle primed with carb. drops. Absolutley beautiful, will make again. Was nice after 2 weeks but improved greatly after 6-8 weeks. Trying to save a few to condition further but may have to put another down beofre all this lots gone. In a word excellent.
July 23rd 2005
4/5 stars
#304

Blue Mountain beauty

Very nice kit beer, used supplied yeast & 1kg brew booster. 1 week in primary then split batch half was cold conditioned for 2 weeks other half bottled. Cold conditioning improved greatly, beer gets better as it matures, has a pineapple flavour when green but disappers over time. This beer got me hooked on home brew. Addition of hops would improve.
January 28th 2005
5/5 stars
#160

Hahn Preium Clone

I've used this base twice now and each time its been VERY successful. The first batch was put out along side New and Cold at a 21st party. The next morning there was no home brew left! I would recommend this base to beginers and expert brewers.
January 20th 2005
5/5 stars
#138

cant go wrong

I make this beer every 5 or 6 weeks, its never failed me. I brew it with an ultra brew & 12.5g of Golden Cluster hops. usually at around 22-23 degs & filled to 20.5 lts. I've tried saaz, goldings hops & P.O.R. hops with success as well.
January 13th 2005
3/5 stars
#94

Nice crisp lager

This was the second brew I did. I just did the can + a Country Brewer 1kg Brew Booster (500g Dextrose/250g Maltodextrin/250 g Light Malt) and used the kit yeast. Ferment temp was about 22 - 24 and it still turned out OK. Nice taste, clean drinking beer. Goes very well with seafood. Seems to make cold prawns taste even sweeter! Will try this again but use 1kg malt and add some hops for a bit more aroma.
January 12th 2005
4/5 stars
#81

hahn clone

one of my first brews boiled the kit with a brewcraft kit convertor as per insturctions for 30min toped up to 22ltrs added hallertru hops to as a dry hop 8 days in fermentor at 24 degres waited two weeks before opening very nice great aroma and crisp taste didnt last very long would make again
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