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During a moment of stupidity, I scorched my wort. I was boiling dried malt (with water, all ok) with hops for an hour and ended up scorching the wort. So I have a lovely strong bitter with some excellent characteristics - fruity aroma, opaque brown colour - but after almost two weeks in FV the...

I laid down a brew on May 10 in the strong English Bitter style with 150g Choc malt and 300g Caraaroma. To beef up the yield I also added 1.7kg of light dried malt on top of the Coopers English Bitter kit. I rehydrated my Safale US05 yeast, tossed it into the 23l at 18C with some Goldings tea...

Alas, I have become both a cheap skate and smart arse in my move to home brewing. A home brewing acquaintance mentioned he had made a Wild Boar kit that was amazing. So I searched recipe databases for a clone and found... Nothing. The kit is about $65, which I balk at. I would imagine that I...

I pitched a James Squire Golden Ale clone last night, my fourth brew and the first time I've added hops to a kit. It's also the first time I've used US05 yeast and, due to reading too many other posts about lack of fermentation, the fear set in. Twenty hours later and an underdeveloped...

Just seeking some confirmation. I tested my dodgy Coopers hydrometer and found it to be four points under for water (so 996 instead of 1000). I also have some variability in my wort as it proceeds apace. However, I want to have some confidence in the end ABV. SO - is it appropriate for me...

I've put down a simple Pale Kit (w Brew Enhancer, rehydrated premium ale yeast to 21 l) and the gravity appears to have reached final gravity of 1012. The enhancer indicated this was FG but I'll confirm over the next couple of days. This would give me a Sunday bottling run but it's only been...

Greetings all, I'm new to the scene. This Thursday I will try my first brew (a Coopers Lager kit brewed at too high a temperature and bottled two weeks ago: the Noob Trainwreck Too Bitter) and will bottle a Coopers Pale kit next weekend. But my love is stout; in particular, Southwark Old Stout...