Help Needed - I Stuffed It!

[Jase71]

The Coopers fermenters are out by 1 litre, the 23ltr mark on it is actually 24ltrs.. Ive got a Brigalow one aswell and the 23ltr mark is just at the bottom of the handles..

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You may well have just explained why my beers are undercarbed !! I'll have to measure the capacity after I rack tomorrow.

 

[Adamt]

I bet those fermenters do display the correct volume reading... when empty. As soon as you put 23L of liquid in it the container changes shape due to the hydrostatic pressure

 

[jurule]

Well i bottled my first batch yesterday, smelt okay and tasted okay...so today, what did i do... Brewed my 2nd batch.

This time its a kit of a golden ale/amber ale clone with a tin of coopers pale ale. I was told this would keep it closer to the Golden ale style which i prefer slightly. This time to get the pitching temp down, i chucked in 2 lunch box sized blocks of ice and filled with cool water. I have half submerged it in cool water in the laundry trough, with a soaked towel wrapped around the top as well. Think it is sitting at about 18 - 20 degrees. This should be about right for an ale yeah?

 

[buttersd70]

18-20 for an ale is perfect, in most cases.

 

[jurule]

Ok well the first batch turned out pretty crappy with a real harsh after taste.

I am looking at maybe trying extract brewing but i really need some direction/instructions on whats involved. Are there any threads on this...cant seem to find one.

 

[thylacine]

The Coopers fermenters are out by 1 litre, the 23ltr mark on it is actually 24ltrs.. Ive got a Brigalow one aswell and the 23ltr mark is just at the bottom of the handles..

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Thanks for the heads-up. Yes, it just took 6 litres of water to reach the 5L mark on my Cooper's plastic fermenter

 

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i have been lead to believe that the marking on the coopers fermenter is how much you can get out
ie there is 1 litre left when emptied