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    Coopers Draught Beer kit

    Hi Bought a Coopers Draught Beer kit and as the usual coopers instructions on the side of the tin are awful i researched online about temps etc for this beer... I got conflicting results some saying 'Try to start the ferment at 22C and allow the brew temperature to drop down to 13C - 15C over...
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    coopers australian pale ale temp & head

    hi there started a 'coopers australian pale ale 3 days ago... temp has been between 65-70 all that time.. I just wondered is the head from the fermenation usualy less on ales? as the last kits ive brewed the heads from the fermenation were touching the top of the fermenation bin. This one...
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    Pure Malt Enhancer & Sugar?

    Hi all ... I think I might of made a wee bit of a boo boo... my second kit currently just started is a John Bull 40 Pint Beer Pilsner kit and I also added Mangrove Jacks 600g Pure Malt Enhancer after talking to a friend who suggested it.. so I put them both in together the smell was lovely and...
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    someone is telling porkies about the carbonating amounts

    someone is telling porkies... when carbonating .. the 2 kits I have used it would seem have underestimated the amount of sugar needed to carbonate the bottles. they both said use '1/2 level teaspoon of sugar per pint' but when using the brewers friend saying I should I use 2, 4g sugar lumps...
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    Too much sugar added what now?

    Hi guys So since bottling my Geordie ale kit. I decided to start up another I bought some time ago its the young's pilsner lager kit.. every thing went to plan until like an idiot :( instead of adding 1.5 kg of sugar I added 1.6kg or perhaps a wee bit more ... question will this effect the...
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    Refractometer readings on a Geordie export kit

    hi guys i just took the second refractometer reading from my brew which is now 4 days old.. the first reading taken a day after starting was - 1.050. The one i took today was - 1.036. its dropped by enough? when taking a sample i seen that the fermentation top has died down alot by around...
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    The Pressure & the Plastic

    hi guys my other half came home the other night with the shopping & with these from asda (pic included) they work out around 30p each.. The bottles seem very strong to be honest and ive tested it bashed it, thrown it, dropped it etc etc..with the cheapest 24 litre plastic bottle kit around 17...
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    letting the fizz out of the bottles

    hi guys sorry for newbie question and also if its int he wrong place brewing for the first time ever and the instructions with the kit are awful and very vague... I just wondered when bottling and the instructions say shake after adding sugar etc do I then need to open it up again to let any...
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