Recent content by Bram

Hi there, since starting home brewing, 4 batches ago, I've been following the coopers recommendation of 1 carbonation drop per 500ml bottle. They recommend 2 drops for the 750ml bottles which they used to supply with their DIY beer kits. I've found that 1 drop provides a little carbonation but...

Hi Guys. On with my 3rd brew which is a Coopers Cerveza. It's been in the fermenter 3 days and it has has a decent Krausen so it all looked good til I went in the boiler room where the fermenter is and got a rather strong whiff. Not a pleasant one either. I can only liken it too an item of food...

Firstly, thanks you to those gave me info and reassurance when my first batch was brewing. Well, after exercising great will power for 4 weeks , I tried the first bottle. For the UK people, it was Woodefordes Wherry. I was blown away by how good it was. If I had bought a pint of it in the...

Thanks again for the replies. Duboman, please excuse the ignorance of a novice but can you explain how to do this? Cheers!

Bottled my first brew last night but struggled to fill all bottles. The tap is quite high so I tipped the fermenter over to help. This allowed me to fill a few more but a fair but of sediment went in. Has anyone else had this problem and any tips? Thanks in advance of any replies!

Thanks to you all for the prompt replies! Reassurance means a lot. Had to look up RDWHAHB but yeah great idea! Oh and numbty is someone numb like me who gets things wrong! Thanks again!

Hi Guys. I wish I wasn't introducing myself at the same time as asking for help with a school boy error but that's my luck. I bought a Coopers starter kit to get me going which was the new type with the removable Krausen collar. I went for the Woodfordes Wherry kit as my first brew instead of...