Recent content by Jamessinclair

Hey all, I got a cider extract kit from a buddy that was 3 years expired and figured what the heck I may as well see if it brews fine. I followed the steps and had a final gravity of 1.003 only a couple of points off of the recommended FG. I figured maybe the yeast wasn't as active as it...

Very good read thanks again. James

Thanks for the tip I will do that with my next brew. Do you know if I can do a boil with DME and Hops and then just add the can of the Cooper extract?

Thanks for the reply! Okay that info helps out a lot. Moving forward I'm going to leave it for at least another week in the primary.

Hey all, This is my first brew I've done and I went with the recommendations to do an extract kit. I went with Coopers Canadian Blonde (made with 1kg of dextrose.) The instructions said it would be done fermenting in about a week. Yesterday (one week in fv) I checked the gravity and it was at...