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yeh hooked on the forum now trying to take in as much as i can. will prob spend a while tinkering with the coopers stuff must admit the biab and all grain stuff looks a bit involved at the moment but will properly read up on it . The draught was in the fv for two weeks so see what gives when...

cheers Joe must admit its now a struggle to leave alone but a couple a week purely for research cant harm😀 have doubled up for second brew got a coopers bitter and irish stout on think i am really hooked now lol

just adding bottled with 2 carb drops a week ago and left them under the stairs to condition plonked 3 in the fridge yesterday to test 😀 purely for research have just cracked the first nice hiss on opening good pour with decent head didnt stay for long but it is still very young...

did you add spray malt as the bitter does not ask for any sugar only 500 g of light spray malt

well took everyones advice left well alone till today took a hydrometer reading 1004 so all looks good for bottling tomorrow had a taste was like flat beer nice enough for warm and flat beer totally clear thanks for all the info will keep adding to the thread as i progress

ok will do thanks think i have been quite good so far havent bothered it at all resisting the urge seems to be the biggest problem:D

just a update for anyone interested took a sample after 6 days brewing at 20 deg was bubbling nicely for 4/5 days now all quiet looks like flat beer best i can describe now reading 1010 maybe 1008 but being conservative had a taste bit like sugery warm flat beer nothing ofensive so think...

planning on putting my second batch on as soon as the first lot is bottled if all goes well will look into more gear to have two brews going have got lots of pet bottles but will look into the flip tops for the long term

cant see the first batch going 6 weeks myself

Cheers for the advice will start looking into dry hopping after first batch once I have my head round the basics

Thanks a lot will go for 2\2\2 if I can on first batch but can't see the last 2 making it :-D

cheers everybody VERY happy to be here have ran my phone battery down twice today and checked on my brew every hour Surely this is normal for brewers

cheers for the replies plan to store in house under the stairs garage is concrete and south facing so big temp swings under the stairs seems to be the most consistent temp place i have well its the best i have got so will just have to see how it goes

cheers for that was just bugging me am going to buy a fridge for the garage just for brew but not going to be big enough to get two brews in so could do to store elsewhere plan on doing a stout for christmas present for my father so could do to leave a few months

cheers everyone looking forward to trying it going to do the same kit for my second but with light spray malt just to get a benchmark on what it changes

HI all new to this so just feeling a bit brew giddy got a home brew online kit for fathers day with coopers draught started yesterday with a brew safe sanitiser then cracked on 1kg brewers suger as supplied yeast in at 24 deg og 1037 have it under the stairs at 20 deg blipping away...

I have started a coopers draught starter kit. I used 1kg brewers sugar as supplied with kit. Yeast in at 24 deg og 1037 It's under the stairs blipping away nothing dramatic at 20deg Plan to bottle. When i have bottled and left for a week then cooled for 2 weeks can i store at room temp or...

Hi all new here so hope i have posted in the correct place. I have got a starter kit with coopers draught on the go have been all over the forum getting some good ideas just have one question for now when i have bottled and left for a week then cooled for 2 weeks can i store at room temp or...

thanks everyone glad to be here have got a starter kit with coopers draught used 1kg brewers suger as supplied with kit yeast in at 24 deg og 1037 under the stairs blipping away nothing dramatic at 20deg plan to bottle

new brewer from hull sick of overpriced iffy pub beer just giving it a go myself .