First home brew kit just bought.

[TonyH]

Hi everyone I've just bought a coopers micro brew kit and am about to embark on my first ever batch! Got the Mexican cerveza kit to try next as well. No doubt I'll have a few questions over the next few weeks

 

[abeyptfc]

nice one man, good luck with it.coopers kits are probably the most popular so ask away on the forum as everyone will have been in your shoes at some stage!

 

[ColBigAl]

Good luck Tony , I just started my first kit too, last Tuesday. Am intrigued to see how it comes out. Am going to do a lager as soon as this lot finishes fermenting.

Big Al

 

[StubbsPKS]

Good luck and remember, patience is key... sadly :rofl:

 

[golder247]

Good luck fella, my first cerveza kit is bubbling like a bugger downstairs, crazy bubbling going on !!

 

[TonyH]

My lager isnt bubbling at all but has got a foam starting now. Must have an air leak somewhere

 

[Runwell-Steve]

As long as you have some foamy head forming, known as Krausen, tht means it is fermenting fine.

Don't worry about whether or not your Airlock is bubbling, finding a fermenting bin that is actually airtight is very rare.

A lot of people don't bother with airlocks at all, I don't as my fermenters are far from airtight.

 

[TonyH]

Thats good to know!

 

[31bb3]

Welcome to the forum :

 

[TonyH]

Thanks for the warm welcome

 

[bungouk]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[golder247]

Bungo, get a coopers kit on, drinking my youngs harvest now and the coopers lager is nicer without doubt imo... not that there is anything wrong with the harvest (cheaper too)

gonna try a youngs harvest with spray malt to enhance and see what that does next :)