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UPDATE: I measured the specific gravity to be approx 1.034 ... this is in the orange 'start beer' band which covers 1.03 - 1.04. Also, after swirling the beer around in the fermenter (without moving lid) the foam increases to a couple of inches thick, and has the appearance of a beer head. I...

I'm currently doing my first Coopers Pale Ale kit using recultured yeast from 2 commerical Coopers mid-strength stubbies ... Background: a little over a week ago, I boiled up approx 500ml of water with 50grams of malt extract, I cooled then added the dregs of 2 mid strength coopers stubbies...

I've previously done several Coopers Pale Ale kits using the supplied dry yeast in the packet, and thought I'd try recultivating the yeast from a commercial bottle of Coopers to see what difference it makes to the overall taste/quality. To recultivate the yeast ... I boiled approx 1/2 litre of...

I've recently put on a Coopers Pale Ale kit, using Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 and some recultured yeast from the dregs of 2 Coopers mid strength stubbies. Approx 2 days after pitching the yeast, air bubbles were evident in the air-lock with a constant temp of approx 20 - 22 degrees ... so all...

Just had a look under the jar, and there is definately a yeast slurry on the base ... it covers the entire base and would be a few mm thick I guess. The foam at the top seems to be reducing slightly; however, this may because I've left it in direct sun light for too long, as the jar is now 'hot...

I have been trying to improve the taste of the Coopers Pale Ale kit and have decided to try cultivating the yeast from a 'commercial' Coopers bottle. To do this I did the following. 1. Mixed approx 50grams of malt extract with approx 600 ml of water, and boiled down to approx 500 ml over a 15...

I'm interested to get some ideas on how to get the Coopers Pale Ale kit to closely match the commercially produced version. To date I've tried two kits using the same approach ... essentially the Coopers Pale Ale kit, Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 and Nottingham yeast (due to the currently colder...

Update: All turned out well ... I pulled a beer from one of my kegs over the weekend, and long story short ... it's already half empty. Thanks for all the responses and advice.

Update: I've now filled 2 post-mix kegs and 8 long necks from the 2 fermenters. I'll give it a couple of weeks then chill and taste. Fingers crossed all will be well as I'm dieing to try my 2nd brew ever, and my first attempt at using kegs. I'll be sure to post my results so anyone doing the...

Thanks for the replies so far: For the first few days of fermentation the temp was constant around 14 degrees, this raised to about 16 degrees for the last couple of days of fermentation; however, the temp is now around 20 degrees due to warmer weather coming through. I've drawn a couple of...

I've just started home brewing and would appreciate some advice on something I've probably done wrong. I put on 2 brews about 12 days ago ... in each fermenter I used the Coopers Pale Ale kit, Coopers brew enhancer 2; however, instead of using the kit supplied yeast, I used a sachel of...