First time brewing need help
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Cheers Drubbing. I started my first brew yesterday. Wish me luck!
Cheers mate.
Looks to be very low to me.
At 1.003 FG (if that's accurate) I seriously don't think it will go any lower.
Do you intend to lager it, or what is your plan from here?
At 1.003 FG (if that's accurate) I seriously don't think it will go any lower.
Do you intend to lager it, or what is your plan from here?
This is my first time brewing so I have just done what the kit told me to do? From the top of the hydrometer where is says 1.000 it is 3 or 4 notches down. I just want to get it as the instructions say and bottle the basic Coopers lager. My plan was to bottle it and store it away for at least 2 weeks.
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This is my first time brewing so I have just done what the kit told me to do? From the top of the hydrometer where is says 1.000 it is 3 or 4 notches down. I just want to get it as the instructions say and bottle the basic Coopers lager. My plan was to bottle it and store it away for at least 2 weeks.
If it's still the same SG tomorrow, go ahead and bottle.
It won't be a true lager, as you won't have lagered it but. hey, it's what I did for my first brew 16 years ago.
It won't be a true lager, as you won't have lagered it but. hey, it's what I did for my first brew 16 years ago.
Thank you for the help, what would you suggest I do do for my next brew?
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Next brew make sure you clean well , taps , threads of your fermenter, everything really , use sodium percarbonate with hot water , then rinse off well
Then sanitise with no rinse sanitiser ( ask your Home brew shop )
When I did Kits I always used a kilo of malt with my Kit Tin of choice 5% Tin only 3.5%
All malt finished at 1012, your sugars ( enhancer ) will be lower, ferment for 2 weeks then cold chill to drop out and clear beer
Temperature control it using an old fridge controlled by an inkbird temp controller ales around 18 c
Use a better yeast from Home Brew shop , maybe concentrate on ales first and pitch 2 pkts per 23 Litres for 5% 1pkt if you are going for you're light beer , rehydrate your yeast ( there's a can of worms debate ) or just sprinkle
Then you are well on the way down the slippery slope down to the rabbit hole , then it starts , good luck
Then sanitise with no rinse sanitiser ( ask your Home brew shop )
When I did Kits I always used a kilo of malt with my Kit Tin of choice 5% Tin only 3.5%
All malt finished at 1012, your sugars ( enhancer ) will be lower, ferment for 2 weeks then cold chill to drop out and clear beer
Temperature control it using an old fridge controlled by an inkbird temp controller ales around 18 c
Use a better yeast from Home Brew shop , maybe concentrate on ales first and pitch 2 pkts per 23 Litres for 5% 1pkt if you are going for you're light beer , rehydrate your yeast ( there's a can of worms debate ) or just sprinkle
Then you are well on the way down the slippery slope down to the rabbit hole , then it starts , good luck
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Thanks for the reply, It has been at the lower end of 21c the whole time.
THis sounds more likely, but my cooper hydro was binned years ago.
Are you sure? I've never had a kit brew get down that low. It's rare mine have gone under 1010. Even so, 8 days fermenting is going to be done. Brews don't take 2 weeks, even though some brewers will leave them all that long regardless.
Thank you again for all the help. Is there a hydro you would recommend?
Most look a bit like this, I would look for an Alla made in France, not too expensive and usually pretty good quality.
Lots say they are a three scale hydrometer but home brewers mostly use the S.G. scale.
It should say the temperature that its calibrated at, usually 20oC.
If you jump on youtube there will be plenty of vidieos on how to use one properly.
This one for a start
Mark
Lots say they are a three scale hydrometer but home brewers mostly use the S.G. scale.
It should say the temperature that its calibrated at, usually 20oC.
If you jump on youtube there will be plenty of vidieos on how to use one properly.
This one for a start
Mark
