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Has anyone heard of these??? They're brilliant. :D They allow your beer to condition undisturbed. :thumb: What are they?.....bloody antibiotics :doh: Was just trying to look on the bright side of things during my 7+ days of forced detox!!

I am coming towards the end of making a 30 bottle kit, and over the past couple of days have been stirring the wine to degass. The instructions say to stir at least 6-8 times over a 2 day period, which I have done. Every time after stirring the airlock bubbles for a minute or 2, which I assume...

I've just tried a quick pint out of my pressure barrel after being carbonated and kept in the cool for a week. (Coopers Pale Ale). Obviously the seals are good because the ale is nicely carbonated. The trouble I have is that after pouring just over one pint there is no more pressure left in the...

Has anybody tried this kit before? Looked on the reviews but it's not there. I'd be interested to know if anybody has, and what they thought of it. I've got the 30 bottle kit on the go at the moment, just racked it for the first time. Looking promising. SWMBO has high hopes for this one, as she...

Well. I've got to say. So far this has been the most absorbing hobby I have tried to date (and I've tried a few!!) Before starting, I must admit I'd tried little more than just lager, and the usual spirits. Every time I tried an ale I was just comparing it to lager...and thinking to myself...

I started a Tropicana mango, peach and papaya WOW at the beginning of the week, which is still fermenting away nicely. It was made with WGJ and with 200g/l of sugars. Unlike any of the other wows I have made so far, the pulp on this one refuses to sink to the bottom of the DJ. This is stopping...

So I finally got to rack my first ever WOW today. One thing is for sure, my racking technique could use some practice!! Managed to rack it eventually though without sucking up too much sediment. Even though I was racking from a 5L plastic DJ to a 4.5L I still ended up with quite a bit of...

I have just finished fermenting a Coopers Pale Ale and had a quick taste while testing the SG. Although it is still very young and not conditioned I can tell it is very weak and tastes fairly watery. The OG was 1.038 and it has finished at 1.010. I think after conditioning I'll be lucky if it...

Well I finally gave in to temptation. I was going to give my bottles a full 2 months in the cold before tasting, but then I figured something...how would I know what difference that storage time had made if I hadn't tasted one earlier ;) So I put one in the fridge for a few hours, and then...

Well, since getting a brewing starter kit for Xmas, I've become more and more fascinated by this brewing malarkey! It has been made all the more enjoyable through speaking to people here. I now have a Coopers European bottled and conditioning in my brew fridge, along with my next brew, a...

Just a quick question...more just to check I'm on the right lines really... I have 22.5 litres of lager (Coopers European) which I hope to bottle shortly. It's currently sitting in my fridge at 0C. I have used the priming calculator on brewers friend which suggests adding 128g of table sugar...

Just found this on the internet: http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/cat ... AS20351243 It says that out of date kit cans are fine to use, but may require a fresh yeast. Is this true or just a marketing ploy to get rid of stock? ;) Some of these are better than half price, so those who use...

I feel like I'm constantly on here asking questions...starting to feel like a pain in the backside! :? But...I have a question... After racking my Coopers European Lager into secondary and putting it back in the fermentation fridge at 18C, I have just checked on it and the airlock is...

I am coming to the end of my first ever primary fermentation of my Coopers European Lager Kit. I have done a couple of hydrometer readings over a two day period, and it has remained the same at 1.010. It started at 1.040. I have been fermenting for 16 days now, the majority of which time was at...

As promised in a different thread last week, here are some pics of my fridge build, just in case it helps anybody else or gives anyone some ideas. I'm no expert, but you never know, it might help someone! The photos seem to have come out really big, don't know if I can re-size them or not, but...

I have had my Coopers European Lager in primary for a week tomorrow. I will be taking a hydrometer reading tomorrow. It seems to have finished its initial fast fermentation, but is still fermenting away nice and slowly. I have it in the conservatory which is at around 12 to 13C. I have read...

Just won a fridge on ebay for £10...happy days!! 8-) plus a delivery yesterday of the bits in the photo!! Should make fermenting just that little bit easier! :)

Hi all... Another question following my first brewing attempt! Since my lager started fermenting, there has been no sign of any gas escaping through the airlock, however there is a strong smell coming from the bucket...as my wife keeps reminding me :roll: It appears it is leaking from the...

Hi all, I started my first ever brew yesterday, a Coopers European Lager. So far there seems to be little activity on the fermenting side of things, but I was expecting that. I have my fv in my kitchen, which I had initially carried out some temperature checks, which fluctuated between around...

Hello all! After showing some interest in a brewing kit last year, the hint has worked and have been bought a starter brewing kit for Xmas...good old Santa!! Really looking forward to getting going. Haven't been able to start yet as been away to my parents in Wales for New Year. Back now and...