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Brill. Thanks all for your help guys. Onwards and upwards! 😎

Or should I give it a quick mix now? Its been going for 24 hours

OK guys, that's for the pointers. But as you say, it shouldn't matter too much in the end in terms of ABV?

I didn't add sugar as such. I used the single can from the kit, plus 1kg of extra light DME (instead of the kit recommended Brew Enhancer from the kit supplier, as per recommendations on here). I mixed the wort very thoroughly. I topped up with water from a hose and whilst the splash from the...

Thrashed the living daylights out of it. It was smooth and quite thick by the end before I topped up.

OK, so some people use sugar and DME. Should I be doing this? My brother's brewed exactly the same kit with 1kg of light DME (rather than extra light) and he's got an OG of 1038. That's quite a difference, and also nearer what Coopers beliew the OG should be.

Hello All 🙂 I've just kicked off my 2nd brew and have a rather low OG. It's a puzzling me. So, for my first ever effort I used a Coopers kit (Canadian Blonde), 1kg of extra light DME and the kit yeast. I screwed up and mixed everything in 2 litres of cold water, some of the DME clumped and my...

Hi guys, thought I'd give an update.... Basically, I think the brew turned out awesome. Firstly, it didn't spoil. Secondly, no bottle bombs. Thirdly, it tastes great. Result. I experimented with 1, 1.5 and 2 drops per bottle. Definitely preferred the 2 drops, but that's just personal...

No, it was cold water 😭😭😭 I'd read about boiling v's not boiling and most instructed to follow the kit instructions first so you know what the default is, then tweak afterwards if you use the same kit again. So, I followed the Cooper's instructions which simply states.... "Mix can contents...

Cheers Banbeer I got some Amber Swing Top Bottles in Brown Glass from thehomebrewcompany

Hi All Thanks for the comments. I took an SG reading last night at day 10 and it was 1.008. The OG was 1.031. I'll check again in a day or so but even if it drops a little still, ABV calcs put it at around 3% which is not as strong as I was expecting? I used 1kg of extra light DME and am...

Hey everyone. Firstly, thanks for all the tips and advice. Much appreciated! So Covid slowed everything down but I finally got all the kit in and kicked off the brew last Friday. I went with the Canadian Blonde from Coopers, mixed it with 2 litres of cold water and then added 1 kg of extra...

Sorry guys, another question.... I'm just building a kit list of what to buy. I've got the beer ingredients side of things sorted. Regarding equipment, I'm going for a 25 litre fermenting bucket but not sure if to use a normal lid and leave it loose, or get a lid with a grommet and add an...

So before I shell out on everything, does my plan above seem sensible? Thanks for the advice so far.

Ok cool. So yep, I've got power in the garage. Something like you're suggesting seems to only cost about £1-2 a month. Seems like a good halfway house to a proper fridge and will get me up and brewing pretty quickly. Thanks!

Guys, thanks for the replies so far. Much appreciated. I've done a bit of reading around the Cooper's Canadian Blonde kit and how others have modified it slightly. I'm thinking of buying the kit but replacing the 1kg of brewing sugar and 500g of brew enhancer it recommends with 1kg of Extra...

I've a North facing garage attached to the house which is pretty cool, yes.

Hi I'm just starting off on the road to brewing my first beer. I'm not set up for lagering yet and I'm warned away from trying it as my first attempt. I'm told I must get used to brewing ales first and then I can work towards lagering with a fermenting fridge set up. Trouble is....I don't...