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Hi, I'm thinking of having a pop at some of the Youngs Definitive fruity wines range this summer but as I have no idea whether I'll like them (I'm not a much of a wine drinker) I'd like to keep the financial outlay to a minimum to start off with. I have a couple of 25 litre FVs I usually use...

Hi fellas, I made an Coopers Aussie Pale Ale kit on saturday that is fermenting away quite nicely but today I discovered half a pack of British caramalt in the cupboard (still in date) that could have gone in it. Is it too late to seep the grains, boil and introduce to the fermentation bin...

Hi all, I need a small mashing bag to hold 200g of malt. Where can I pick one up please? Gaz

Hi Guys, I've been thinking about (slightly) modifying a Cooppers Aussie Pale Ale with some caramel malts such as the ones below: http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/index.php ... malts.html This will be the first time I've really tinkered with a kit outside of the usual better yeast, spray malt...

After starting out homebrewing in the winter with a few lager kits I've just finished (I think) fermenting my first ale. I say "I think" because theres still a thick layer of head on the wort whereas my lagers used to settle down and look like a flat pint when they'd finished. Is this normal...

Hi guys, I'm brewing a kit of Pale Ale using Safale 05, the temperature limits on the yeast packet are 15-24 deg. Over the last couple of days when get the temperature up to around 24 deg using a brew belt before going to work for 12+ hours, the temp is very close to 15 deg by the time I get...

No, I'm not being a tightwad!! ;) Where I brew is still struggling to reach 13-14 degrees and I'd like get a brew going in at the weekend. I have a brew belt for the FV but keeping the bottles at a decent temp for carbonation might be a problem. Will I be OK to use some Salager yeast from my...

Hi all, I've just come to try my latest brew of Coopers Aussie lager and all the bottles are lifeless and flat. The first fermentation went as expected and was racked off promptly with enough priming sugar. Am I right in thinking the problem is probably caused by the secondary fermentation...

Hi all, I'm going to be bottling off my latest brew tomorrow but I have a spare hour or 2 today and I was thinking (dangerous I know!!) Is it OK to sanitize the bottles to today, seal them, leave them overnight and use them tomorrow? Cheers Gaz

Hi guys, I've been bottling all my lagers over the winter but as I intend trying some pale ales and light ales in the spring (I'm not a bitter drinker) I wondered if it would be OK to keg them instead? I don't have much experience of even drinking much of either type of beer, do they need...

Hi all, After spending the winter brewing lager I'm thinking of doing the Coopers Australian Pale Ale kit in the Spring when the weather starts warming up a bit. Has anyone tried this kit, is the provided yeast OK or is there a better option I could buy? All the best Gaz

Hi guys I'm currently on day of my 3rd batch of Coopers lager (with lager yeast) and the SG on this batch seems to be falling a lot slower than the other 2 batches. Is this down to the cold weather we've been having? The first 2 brews were a quite a high temperature for the first few days but...

I've just started drinking my first kit brew, a Coopers Australian Lager, and at the risk of seeming immodest its a pretty good pint!! I'd prepared myself for something around the standard of a poor pint of Carlsberg (ie. just about drinkable) but I've actually managed to brew a very enjoyable...

Hi all, I'm about to start my first 5 litre batch of TC, probably something along the lines of the pineapple/ apple recipe at the bottom of this page. Would it be possible to use to use some Coopers ale yeast as I've got a few packs spare because I've been using lager yeast instead of the...

Hi guys, I've got a pack of carbonation drops where the recommended dosage is 1 per 375ml and 2 per 750ml. The bottles I'm racking the brew off to are 500ml and 1000ml, should I add an extra drop for these bottle sizes (ie 2 in 500ml and 3 in 1000ml)? The brew is Coopers Canadian Lager and I'd...

Hi guys, I bottled my first brew (lager) into 1 litre PETS on Monday with priming sugar but I must have gotten a little excited as what I thought at the time looked like the recommended 1.5"-2" head space I should have left in the bottles now looks like 3" or more in the cold light of day...

Hi, I've just bottled my first kit brew and I'm about to start my second batch and thought I'd try a little "refinement". Does anyone have any experience of using the following with Coopers Australian Lager? http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/index.php ... lager.html I'll be using lager yeast...

Hi all, After a few weeks of lurking and searching this forum for info I **THINK** I'm ready to made my first purchases. My list (from BrewUK) is below, is there anything I need to add or change? My 2 "concerns" are do I need another fermenting vessel besides the one of have with the tap and...