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started a Mexican cerveza kit by.cooper about a month ago and it finished around 10 days later. i planned to leave it two weeks before batch priming and bottling but an emergency with work meant i had to be flown out to the US. so its been in the fv for a month now. do i have to throw this away...

sorry for the noob question but i started a coppers mexican cerveza kit on the 5th of may and i checked the hydrometer yesterday and got a reading of 1.010. i read that lager should be 1.010 is this right? I checked again and its still 1.010, so it this now ok to bottle or am i better leaving...

should i add another sachet of yeast?

as per title, i followed the instructions, except i didnt add the coopers enhancer 2 until id added the cold water (mistake i know) but should there not be bubbles yet? so i added the cans syrup with boiling water, stirred, added cold water to about 20 litres added the coopers brew enhancer 2...

hi im making some on the rocks mixed berries cider, and ive bought a home brew kit off a company on ebay, which comes with everything i need. my problem is i dont have a second container to add the flavour mix and sugar for primimg. the fv has a bottling tap at the bottom and i presume this...

hi i am new to brewing and wanted to make a wilkos cerveza kit (love corona :D ) how long after starting the kit will it be ready to drink? it says to add 4 lemons zest, what stage is this done at? instead of bottling could i barrel/keg it? thanks

Thanks calumscott for your help :) sorry for all the questions. ive just ordered 3 kgs fo brewing sugar for the 2 kits. Does this go in with the original mix and then i use normal sugar when bottling? Do i have to use bottled water or is tap ok? I was planning of replacing 2-4 litres of the...

Ive just ordered a starter kit and the on the rocks cider kits - Raspberry and lime and Mixed fruits. The website i bought the kits from suggested using brewing sugar, is this the needed or can i use normal tate & lyle granulated sugar? i plan to start these asap so they could spend nearly a...

Thanks for the help... Start now!!! I have a OTR Pear Cider that was started 24/03/2013 and it is now perfect. Do you mean 24/03/2012 ? (my wedding is may 2014, so just over a year away) Im planning on buying one starter kit and doing one, then bottling it up, then starting the second batch...

thanks for the replies.... i think im going to do the on the rock kits.... 1 blueberry and 1 raspberry and lime, so potentially i will have 80 pints. if im doing these kits and i want the best flavour for may, when should i start and when should i bottle them? ive heard a few horror stories...

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it wont be authentically made by us, but i think the idea is still good, rather than some jam or boiled sweets. Im thinking now maybe have two different ciders like a summer fruits and a more apple cide rlike bulmers/magners.... what kits would you...

Hello all, Me and my fiance are getting married next may (2014) and she keeps suggesting naff wedding favours that i presume no body wants, when i started looking into them i seen some people had created their own beer and bottled it as a wedding favour, i thought this was quite a cool favour...