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Hi, I brewed a coopers English bitter 3 months ago( my second batch at brewing it) the first batch was brilliant, a nice colour and body with a decent head and a nice taste. With it being so nice I decided to make another batch but something has gone wrong. I made my second batch exactly...

Hi All, I am on my first attempt at making cider. It has been fermenting for 3 weeks. I did a taste test today and it is very dry/sour so i want to back sweeten and carbonate. Now this is where i have gotten confused :drunk: I am going to add apple juice before bottling so my question is...

Hi all I have brewed a couple of ales but want to brew a cider for the summer am I right in thinking I only need apple juice, sugar and yeast for a basic cider ?

Hi all I did a coopers stout just over 2 weeks ago with 500grams dark malt and 300 grams dextrose. I am looking to bottle in a week but I have just noticed what looks like malt flouting around still will this drop out if I cold crash for a week?

Hi All, I am looking to do my first dry hopping for a stout i am currently brewing but I'm not sure which hops would be best to use any suggestions will be much appreciated. I currently have some Saaz but i was told they they are for pale beers. Thanks,:rockin:

My coopers stout will be ready to bottle in a couple of weeks but I am not sure about the carbonation level. I will be using coopers carb drops and the bottles are 500ml but I'm not sure how many to use to get a Guinness type carbonation. Does anybody have any ideas on this? Thanks all

Hi All, I am a little confused. 4 weeks ago I bottled a batch of coopers ale. I left it in the fermenter for 3 weeks then bottled. The bottles were in a cupboard which was between 70F and 72F. I used 2 of the coopers carbonation drops per bottle to get a decent carbonation. I have read...

Afternoon all, For my next batch i want to brew an Irish stout. I have put together a little recipe and was wondering if anybody would add or take anything away from it. Coopers Irish stout beer kit 4lbs Light dry malt extract 1 KG dextrose 2 teaspoons brown sugar 500g Chocolate...

Morning all happy brew day, I bottle my very first batch on the 2/1/2013 i left it alone for a good week and a half. I went to check on them this morning an realised that the temperature where they are is sitting around 14C i have now moved them to a place that is 17C how would this affect...

I have just put my second batch in which is the Coopers English bitter and from what i have read people are saying it is a really nice bitter to drink. My first batch was the Coopers real ale bottled and carbonating can't wit to test them. Just 1 little thing though in England the bitter...

Hi All, I am new to all this home brewing and i will be starting my first batch tomorrow. I will be using a Coopers lager kit that came with my micro kit. I have read a few post but as i am a little bit nervous about the first one i want to get it right even though perfection come with...

Evening All, I want to up the ABV on my coopers lager which i will be starting on sunday. I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on how to achieve this. Thanks:mug:

Evening all, I was kindly gifted a coopers micro kit for Christmas (my first go at making home brew ever) and i am now ready to make a start on it. I have had a look through some of the forums and understand little parts of what people are saying. The kit comes with a 1.7kg lager tin...