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I bought the coopers kit about a year and a half ago. I was attracted by the bottles (as it's only me drinking my liver couldn't justify trying to drink 40 pints over a few days) and by the novel fermenter, which I saw a guy on you tube demo. But I have had three disasters so far, I had a...

That's Roger Protz from CAMRA he practically wrote the book on real ale if you pardon the pun.

Hi Lovelldr, I really was just experimenting, as I had heard great things about Wherry and of Safale-S04. I wonder whether the 6g size is a reason some guys end up stuck. Glad your's turned out ok. I'll probably buy another and try again if wilkinson have them on sale again

Hi Joey1002, that was a tricky bit. The stick on thermometer read over 30 degrees which was rubbish as it was reading the temperature of the plastic bucket which had just been full of hot chemipro oxi, followed by a swill around with star san. After 2 days the strip indicated 20 degrees which...

Hi Moley, it was 10 days, started checking the SG at 7 days.

After my disaster with the 2 can Milestone IPA kit, I decided to try Wherry as I'd read good things about it. I brewed it to 23l using Safale S-04 rather than the 6g of Wherry Yeast. I had hydrated the yeast before hand the the fermentation went off like a rocket. Decided to bottle after 10...

Thanks guys, going to get myself some test strips, although to be honest given the price of the Tesco water, it's almost worth throwing it away and starting again, which is probably what I will do anyway.

Hi guys. Bought some Star San the other day and made up 5L using Tesco ashburton water at 1.5ml per L. This was two weeks ago and the Star San is now looking decidedly cloudy. I assume this means it has reacted with the water? So will now not work. Can I just add more Star San? Or is it a...

Hi Dan I bought myself one of these kits in the big red box for Christmas so hopefully my replies are based on experience. 1) The FV does not need an airlock as it uses the concept of positive pressure i.e. the co2 pushing out stops stuff getting in. Airlocks are notoriously unreliable at...

Been into 4 or 5 local tescos from the huge extra stores to the normal size ones and nothing 'darn south'. Don't really have a local home brew shop (near High Wycombe) unless anyone knows different. I don't agree with the Internet being the enemy of the LHBS as people like The Home Brew Shop...

So ventured to taste my first brew yesterday and I've got to be honest it was a bit of a let down. Just as a reminder the kit had 2 weeks in the FV, bottled/easy kegged and kept warm for just over 2 weeks, then into my beer fridge at 12 degrees for 2 weeks. Pros: nicely clear Cons: very dark...

Hi guys Just finished bottling my first homebrew in about 20 years since an interesting home brew I made back in university using one of those Boots kits ( the older members of the audience probably remember the big white FB) Just a couple of silly questions. After I bottled and went to clean...

A homage to 'Time Gentlemen Please' with Al Murray. When someone mentions Alcoholics and Guv replies, we prefer the term Hollow Legged Hop Fancier.

Hi All I have recently decided to take the plunge into home brewing after a 20 year hiatus. Just bought myself a coopers kit for Christmas. Glad to be on bored Hollow Legged Hop Fancier