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Started with 23L in the new coopers fermenter. Lost (I think) about 3 liters transferring to secondary, as the tap is fairly high up . I was tilting the fermenter to get more but was starting to stir the trub so stopped there. I lost a couple of liters in the secondary for the same reason when...

I think I've buggered mine. I've tried to do a couple of new things at once, secondary conditioning and bulk priming. I lost a couple of litres to the trub when transferring from primary to secondary (wound up with ~20L). Using Brewmate to calculate sugar required, and followed the method on how...

What a mission - I've just finished reading all 36-odd pages of this. Once my eyes stop bleeding I can't wait to get cracking on this. I've done a handful of Kits n bits, this thread has inspired me to try AG. Thanks Nick for the awesome guide, and to all the contributors. I like the idea of...

Don't have anywhere near as many big nights as I used to when I was younger. Back then I'd swap between beer, rum, bourbon, tequila, pretty well anything and I'd wake up pretty well ok. I remember walking to work at Red Rooster the next morning, back in the day. I think I was probably still...

Hard to go past a good rib eye on the bone, side of nice chips and a salad.

My understanding is that you don't want to boil the grains themselves, as that will release tannins from the grain. Once the grain is removed then it is ok to boil, add hops, etc. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I was staying in the hospital with my wife after our son was born. My wife was just out of the shower and I was holding the little one, lying on the bed. A midwife had just finished checking him and I thought she had left. The whole time I had this cracker stored up that was churning my guts...

Awesome, thanks again.

Fantastic, thanks mate. The 1kg LDME goes straight into the fermenter also?

This may be a silly question, I'm just starting out and I've read some conflicting information. When exactly do you add the 1.7kg Cooper Pale Ale? Just trying to get the process set in my head. Is it correct that you don't boil it as it is pre-hopped? My understanding is that the wheat malt...

Hey All Nathan here, 26 year old father of one. I picked up a Coopers DIY set from BigW to start a new hobby, and started my first batch on Saturday. Then I started reading here and realised how much more there is that can be done at home. I'm a chemical engineer, so looking forward to getting...