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This is the second time I've had a stuck ferment at 1.020 and the second time I have used a two can kit. Am I just unlucky or is this a common theme with 2 can kits? First was a wherry (obviously known for stuck ferments) but I rehydrated the original yeast and just now a wilkos golden ale kit...

I want to buy one of these http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/60_ltr_Fermenting_Bin_Lid.html to convert into an HLT ready for when I get all my all grain equipment sorted. I was going to follow BigYins how-to and install 2 kettle elements and a tap, does anyone use one of these buckets...

Been getting all the parts together to build a fermentation fridge soon and regarding the STC-1000 I'm not sure if I have the 'official' one? Got it from eBay (3rd link down if you search for STC-1000), it has Elitech on the front with STC-1000 down the side like in the picture but it doesn't...

Just knocked up a 1 gallon brew to use up some bits I have leftover. I looked online and found one with light dme and cascade hops so I gave it a bash, hopefully it'll turn out ok although the hops are 5 months old now. They were kept in the freezer in a bag but not airtight or zip locked I'd...

This is my second attempt at this kit, really enjoyed the first one I did (only used Coopers BE2) but this time I am going to add some saaz hops to it as well as swapping the yeast to saflager s-23. I was going to boil 10g saaz for 15mins then 20g for 5 minutes. I can't decide what fermentables...

Hi guys, bagged a pineapple wow I made and whilst it was syphoning I could see a little spec of black on the inside of the tubing which I didn't notice before. I guess there was a bit of water still in the tube after cleaning it previously :( I have some more tubing but obviously I've already...

Hi guys, I put my wherry into a wilkos pressure barrel primed with 90g sugar. I've just tried a test pint of it and it comes out under pressure but there is no fizz at all. What's the best way to find out if there has been a leak? I did use vaseline on all the threads as well. It was left in the...

Hi guys, I got one of these kits in the wilkos sale a while back and want to brew it up finally! I was thinking of topping up with 100% concentrate apple juice instead of any water and sugar and swapping the yeast for a youngs cider yeast or would this be a bad idea? Just want to try and make it...

Used a wilkos pressure barrel (with the replacement cap for co2) for the first time yesterday, filled it with a wherry and primed with 90g sugar. I've read that I should unscrew the lid after a day or two just to release any oxygen that may still be inside the pressure barrel, is this the case...

Hi guys, I wanted to get this going for christmas time - http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/how-to-brew/strong/julebryg. I was going to use a coopers dark ale kit with everything else mentioned. Have a couple of questions though: 1) I have 250g of crystal malt lying around, would it be...

Just had a bit of a nightmare syphoning a beer kit I did. I dry hopped with pellet hops and when it came to bottling I syphoned into a bottling bucket with a muslin bag around the end of the auto syphon but the hops kept getting drawn into the gap between the syphon and sediment trap causing the...

I removed 2 gallons of geordie winter warmer from my main fv to experiment with, obviously there is now a large headspace because only 11 litre of beer remains. Is it too late to worry or will there be enough co2 to keep the rest of the beer safe? :?

Currently have a geordie winter warmer kit in the fv, I was thinking rather than just bottling when ready, as that's all I've done with kits so far, I'd dry hop this one. I was only going to syphon 1 gallon into a demijohn and just dry hop that to see how much it will change the taste but not...

Had a bottle of coopers european lager (brewed in April) break, not sure when it was but has to have been within the last two weeks. Luckily I keep all my bottles in boxes at the moment but considering it was bottled after 2-3 weeks in the fv and batch primed with 132g sugar any ideas why it may...

Just made this up because ribena cartons are on offer for £1 each at morrisons: 3.5L Apple Juice 1L Strawberry Ribena 1tsp Yeast Nutrient 1tsp Pectolase ½ tsp Tannin 75g Granulated Sugar (mainly to mix with the tannin to stop it clumping) Cider Yeast Not sure how it will turn out, just...

Started this off 6 days ago with 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 2, managed to get room between 15-17 degrees so hopefully that's good enough! Got a few questions as I was going to leave it 14 days in the fv (after checking constant gravity readings) before bottling or should I leave it longer as...

Going to try batch priming for the first time soon with the above coopers kit, how much sugar should I be looking to add to my bottling bucket? I brewed to 21 litres and used 1kg muntons beerkit enhancer. Looking online seems to suggest approximately 100 grams, does this sound about right or too...

Have no idea how this will turn out but seen a few good reports of this recipe so gave it a go! Should I have left out the sugar? 3l Welchs white grape, pear and apple juice 1.5l Apple juice 1/2 a sachet of cider yeast 300g Caster sugar Juice of 5 pears Juice of 1/2 a bramley apple 1 tsp wine...

Just finished bottling my 2nd brew (Coopers Australian Lager), this time I transferred to a bottling bucket with spigot as I want to batch prime next time so thought I'd give it a go. After filling and capping, what was left in the bottling bucket had a cider smell to it and tasted vinegary, how...

I used 1 drop per 500ml bottle on my 1st brew (Geordie lager), it's been just under 2 weeks since bottling but it's not as fizzy as I expected. More time needed I guess but just wondering as I've got my 2nd brew going (Coopers Australian Lager) if I should bottle up using 2 drops this time per...