Recent content by deathgod64

One thing I want to ask you guys. Now following the coopers instructions your brew stays in the fermenter for one week before you bottle with carbonation drops. What I want to know is i've heard things about a second bucket where you put your beer in after the first week instead of bottling with...

Don't worry from my minor experience heat can either give you a good or bad brew. My second batch was brewed at an 18 - 23 temp its a draught and does have a stronger flavour but it has an off taste on mine I think it may of been infected not sure. After it was bottled with carbonation drops it...

Thanks so much seemax, could of been a high temp had 2 days where it was sometmies peaking at 32 should of wated till after the hot weather! yeah for this second batch i've bought dextrose from the brewing shop but still using a packet yeast not sure if I want to risk any other untill i can keep...

Well I used the 1kg white sugar that came in the coopers micro brew kit box and yes it was a packet yeast. Everything in the micro brew kit for a first timer I used it sat in the fermenter for 7 days untill i transferred it to the PET bottles with 2 carbonation drops since their 700ml. Left...

I've posted here once before, and im at it again asking for a little advice. Now earlier I brewed my first batch of coopers from the micro brew kit followed instructions, so 1 week in the keg then 2 weeks minimum in the bottles well its right on that last day of the 2weeks and I thought I might...

hehe sorry I meant I pitched on the 10th :P so its been 4 days. My bad :) But most people understood I think hehe

Ahh yes 1.008, i've figured out how to read it, I think I got a tad confused because it wasn't displaying a decimal point. Thanks so much for the advice i'll let you know how it turns out.

How you going guys? I'm new to this site only signed up a few hours ago, but in that time i've been cruising around looking at different topics getting tips and such for brewing beer. As this is my first time I am in need of abit of help as I am not sure how well my current batch is going. So...