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I have bought this kit and it says that it should be used with 1. 5 Kg of coopers light malt extract. I have bag (500 gr) of Spry malt light. I was wandering if I could uses this plus 1 kg of sugar instead of what coopers recommends. The chap at my local home brew shop thinks so but I wanted a...

I have some beer conditioning in plastic bottles Diabolo kit, Belgium beer). I was wandering if I could transfer the beer to glass bottles without having any bad effect on the beer. And what would be the best way to do this? Thanks

So I'm ready to bottle my Mexican cerveza. I will be using different bottles sizes. for half pint I will use 4g of sugar as recommended on the instructions. could I use the same amount for 33cl bottles to carbonate? I am afraid that the bottle caps pop off during the process. Thank you

Hi I am about to brew a Mexican cerveza (coopers) and on the instructions it says "we recommend the use or 1kg Brew enhancer 2, I have looked at this online and it seem quite expensive. Can I use just sugar or something else a bit cheaper, or on the other hand using a brew enhancer is the best...

Please forgive my ignorance but I am having problems reading the hydrometer. When I star, the wort was marking on the blue zone 69 (just before the big 70) now after 10 days it is on the orange zone 32 I think (just below the big 30) what is the alcohol of the beer? is that the way you read it...

So yesterday I started my first brew. I bit different that I thought. the man in my local shop recommended me to do a beer kit for my first time, he said that it would be cheaper and the beer more enjoyable. he recommended Diablo. It was very easy an enjoyable to make. it is now seating in the...

I am happy to use tap water for my first brew as we drink it every day and it fine to taste. but would it have any impact on the beer? will the wort get contaminated easily? What do you think? Thanks Luis

I have contacted my local home brew shop to see if the have a fermenting bucket with a hole, and a rubber bung and air lock (I don’t really want to drill a hole myself because I know what will happen). Here is their answer. "The 2 gallon fermenter with lid costs £5.50. You will not need an...

I am planing to make my first brew in the shed as my wife wouldn't have the wort in the house. however I have read that fermentation for ales needs to take place at 18-22 c. Obviously the shed would be too cold for it. Do you know of any tricks or gadgets ( not too costly), I can use? Thank you...

So I want to make my first batch of beer, I am thinking about 2,5 gallons or so. My problem is I don't have big enough pot to make the wort. So can I make the wort on 2 diffident cooking pots and the mix them together in the same fermentation bin? Thanks for your help Luis

I'm a Spanish new beer brewer that loves beer and likes to drink from his local brewery. However the prices of beer are going up by the minute, so I decided to have a new hobby and brew my own. first I would like to do my home work and learn the theory before I start brewing. Thanks for having...