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23 L water 450-600g ginger root, coarsley chopped 17 cups sugar 4 lemons, sliced 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1 packet champagne yeast Boil as much of the water as will fit in your largest pot. Squeeze in lemons and add squeezed bits. Add ginger root and cream of tartar. Add as much sugar as...

There has been a bit of conjecture in the last week over weather you should boil or not boil a kit prior to brewing it. This is a post from one topic only to find this post just a few days earlier remembering that there are people new at this hobby and we want to make sure we get the best...

a moose head!!!

Hey there ben, welcome. A mate of mine swears by a heat mat under the fermenter in winter. I havent tried on myself, but might be worth checking out. $65 from Garin and Grape

Hey Josh, I was looking through some old posts and found thins one from about 2007 I think. Might want to give it a try. The full post is in the topic "Honey Wheat Kit" INGREDIENTS: Tin: Morgans golden sheaf wheat beer x 1 (1.7kg) Sugars: 350g dextrose,250g LDM,500g muttons dried wheat malt...

Isnt that the point....? to replace the hop oils in the kit with those you want. To make the brew more your own?

I ussually boil the kit and fermentables together when I add my hops, for no other reason than I love the smell of everything combining. Might give your suggestion a go, thanks Hutch! Will probably give it a go with saf-ale yeast though, rather than the coopers provided

Ive been adding hops for about three years now on my ales and wheat kits, so I understand boils and the like Just after a guide on what to try as I am not too familiar with bitters. James Squire is a nice drop though, thanks

Has anyone tried the newish coopers English Bitter kit yet? If so, did you add any hops? Im trying my first one this weekend and hoping a bit of bitterness, but nothing too over powering. My experience with coopers kits is they are very bland and need something to help them in the right general...