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Well stirred it last night and checked the gravity tonight but still no movement. I guess I didn't put in enough fermentable sugar. I think I'll just go ahead and bottle it on sunday.Hope it turns out as good as yours honeymonster. Keep u posted. Cheers

Hi honey monster I ended up using the coopers brew enhancer 1 along with 250g of light DME. I gave it a stir last night if it doenst change by Sunday I think I'll go ahead and bottle it, that'll be 18 days in fv. What's the Max time it should be left in fv? How'd your brew end up honey...

No the fv is the new coopers one with the starter kit. There no hole in it just a plastic sleeve that lets the lid lift up and down. I'll give it a stir and test it again tomarrow. My hydrometer came with the kit so maybe that's the problem. Thanks for the help. I'll post my results Cheers

Hi scaff No not much life in it. No krausen at all. Will just stirring it start the fermentation again or should I heat it up. When stirring should I avoid the bottom? Cheers

Hi guys Have this coopers Mexican cervesa fermenting for 2 weeks now. The og was 140 I had it fermenting at 19c( have brewbelt hooked up to stc 1000 ). After 10 days the SG was 1014 so I upped the temp to 20c but after 14 days it is still 1014. This seems a bit high, maybe I have a stuck...

Hi guys Just ordered the king keg with the s30 valve which takes the co2 bulbs. I'm sure this should be OK in the short term but is there any other options available. I'm in n.Ireland and it seems pretty hard to get a cylinder refilled. I've read somewhere that you can use halfords welding co2...

Hi slid thanks for the info. I think I will try and keep it light and add the 500g of sugar with the brew enhancer 1. I have 500g of dextrose is this OK or should I just use table sugar? Do you think i should ferment it slightly higher like 20c or would 3 weeks in fv at 18c be enough? Would...

Hi guys, I'm planning on doing a Mexican cerveza for a few mates who like light beer. I have a coopers brew enhancer 1 I'm going to use. I'm thinking of adding 500 g of light DME as well as I have read this somewhere. Does this sound OK I'm still new to this. Also I plan to ferment it at 18c so...

Hi guys I was thinking about getting a corny keg but can't seem to find any co2 suppliers in n.ireland. Does anyone know where I can't get some and what sort of price it would cost? Didn't think it would be so hard to find. Cheers

Hi slid, Thanks for the info, willing to try anything now to save the batch:pray:. Couple questions if you don't mind. Is this caused by bottling too early and will the beer not lose all its carbonation if I start venting them? Is there any chance it will mellow out if I just leave them till...

Hi guys Its been 2 months since I started my brew but there is still a bad apple taste off it. Does this mellow the longer i leave it or have I messed up somewhere. The carbonation isn't bad it just not very drinkable lol. Any help/tips appreciated guys. Cheers jp

Thanks guys for the replies. Prob will crack one open after they carb up, getting excited:-D Those nitrogen sparklets sound interesting les wouldn't mind trying them for my next brew. Nice creamy stout hard to beat:-D

Hi guys, I've just brewed a coopers original stout its my first ever homebrew. The og was 1038 and after 5 days it was down to 1006. After 7 days it was still 1006 and i decided to bottle it. I now know from other posts I should have left it longer in primary fermenter. I plan to leave it in the...

Hi again, another question if you don't mind. How did you prime your bottles? I was just going to use one carb drop per bottle that came with kit. Would this be enough? Cheers jp

Wow that looks damn good. I'm starting my first brew on Fri and its a coopers original stout would be very happy if it looked like this.:p How's it taste? Did you have any problems with the krausen trying to esccape the fv, I've read about this with stout. Any other advice appreciated. Cheers jp

Thanks for the reply guys. I know what your saying Dave, prob will just stick to the kit on my first brew then start experimenting. Suppose that's were all the fun is.:p Hoping to get it going on Fri will report back on how its going. Cheers jp

Thanks just, think I'll get the brew started this weekend looking forward to it. One more thing I keep reading about it the coopers stout beer kit is very active. Has anyone any experience of this? Will the fv I got with the coopers diy kit hold it or is there good chance it will overflow...

Cheers for the advice, I'll prob ferment it at 18c but as its my first attempt at a brew I want to keep it as simple as possible. Bottling from primary fv seems easiest for me at the minute.

Cheers for the advice sounds good. Is it OK to put bottles in shed,at minute its about 15c during the day then drops to about 9. Would this affect the flavour?

Hi all I've been thinking of doing a homebrew for a while and after going through these forums decided to go for it. I've ordered the coopers DIY kit with coopers stout. Did alot of research and this is what I plan to do. Would like your advice, tips and expertise on anything I'm doing wrong...