bramley4600
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Hi everybody.
Semi-Newbie here. Started brewing again after having a go about 30 years ago without too much success.
Now I have the time, decided I would revisit the hobby.Made my first batch of Coopers English Ale several weeks ago, followed all the instructions exactly and bottled it on 7th April. About 2 days later I saw a sediment appear in the bottom of the bottles and was not sure if this was undissolved sugar or gunge after the second fermentation had started.
So 2 weeks later I opened a bottle to try and was a bit disappointed. Slight fizz when I opened it, nice smell, slight head when poured but tastes 'watery' with not much of a body.
So the question is.... does it need to be left a lot longer and if so will it improve or is this just a consequence of using a brew kit? Or should I just throw it away???
Would love to succeed after all the expense and time.
Have since started another Coopers brew, the Stout. Smells wonderful and tastes very good so far, am about to keg it.
Thanks for any help.
Semi-Newbie here. Started brewing again after having a go about 30 years ago without too much success.
Now I have the time, decided I would revisit the hobby.Made my first batch of Coopers English Ale several weeks ago, followed all the instructions exactly and bottled it on 7th April. About 2 days later I saw a sediment appear in the bottom of the bottles and was not sure if this was undissolved sugar or gunge after the second fermentation had started.
So 2 weeks later I opened a bottle to try and was a bit disappointed. Slight fizz when I opened it, nice smell, slight head when poured but tastes 'watery' with not much of a body.
So the question is.... does it need to be left a lot longer and if so will it improve or is this just a consequence of using a brew kit? Or should I just throw it away???
Would love to succeed after all the expense and time.
Have since started another Coopers brew, the Stout. Smells wonderful and tastes very good so far, am about to keg it.
Thanks for any help.