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ok. so i've used wb6, kit yeasts, us05 and s04. nothing has EVER slammed through the sugars like t-58. my usual fallback is two coopers yeast sachets to create a 1 litre starter. it's almost as nuts as the wheat-beer yeast. but t-58? OMFG. the brew is also my first honey. 1 x coopers lager...

in the spirit of oncoming spring, a quick bottle-filler. not complex, just full of that galaxy pink-grapefruit hit and maybe a touch of honey. 1 x coopers APA kit 1/2kg ldme 750g honey 20g galaxy 20 min 20g galaxy @ 0 mins 1 x coopers yeast starter, 1 liter 21 liters total @ 16 degrees...

so. a cooper bitter, K&K with additional hops. bottled a week ago, mainly to 750ml king browns, but a few 500ml bottles too. i used raw castor sugar, as the wife wanted it out of the cupboard. i cracked a 500 last night to see how it was going. very low carbonation. no head. tiny bubbles...

i just grabbed a Cascade Imperial Pale Ale kit from the supermarket, with Coopers brew enchancer #1. i've got some spare hops (cascade, or simcoe) which i can late-hop with. what do people think of the Cascade kits vs. the Coopers kits? better wort? better yeast? or worse? chris.

ok. so coopers bitter can, with brew enchancer #1 6/10/08, OG = 1.044 it's been at 1.020 / 1.018 since 11/10/08. so level for four days now. wait? or bottle?