Ok my 1st brew and 1s post, though I have read a lot on this forum in the last 2 weeks. I decided to make up some Coopers Bitter for my father in law as he is a bitter drinker....
Started this just over a week ago and everything has run smoothly with the fermentation clearly stopping 2 days ago and confirmed with the hydrometer reading being static for the last 2 days. Now I have a large amount of a cloudy liquid, that seems to taste a bit like beer, but isn't brilliant. The kit states I should bottle it up now adding a small amount of sugar to each bottle as I go.
My question is "Is that truly correct?" Will this cloudy liquid then become a nice clear beer if left for a period of tie in some bottles (kit says 7 days in a warm place - the house I suppose, and then several months in a colder place - the FILs shed I suspect).
I made a batch of wine and I noted I used wine filings to clear the wine but don't seem to do this with the bitter and I suppose I am just a little over cautious so coming to you all for some advice. I have 2 beers kits and 2 cider kits ready to start after this one too ..... not to mention a few batches of various wines.
Started this just over a week ago and everything has run smoothly with the fermentation clearly stopping 2 days ago and confirmed with the hydrometer reading being static for the last 2 days. Now I have a large amount of a cloudy liquid, that seems to taste a bit like beer, but isn't brilliant. The kit states I should bottle it up now adding a small amount of sugar to each bottle as I go.
My question is "Is that truly correct?" Will this cloudy liquid then become a nice clear beer if left for a period of tie in some bottles (kit says 7 days in a warm place - the house I suppose, and then several months in a colder place - the FILs shed I suspect).
I made a batch of wine and I noted I used wine filings to clear the wine but don't seem to do this with the bitter and I suppose I am just a little over cautious so coming to you all for some advice. I have 2 beers kits and 2 cider kits ready to start after this one too ..... not to mention a few batches of various wines.