Recent content by dec_tpt

Thats what I was afraid of!!! I know beer that have a good body can sometimes hit you harder but it just seemed like a 8% or more. Im going to have another tonight and see if it was just a one off or if it really seems higher than 3.7%

My recipe was very simple. 1.7 kg coopers lager kit 1kg dextrose Total liquid in the fv was 22 litres

That makes sense to me. I took the readings from the tap which is low on my fv. If that is the case how would I get an accurate o.g reading. I have brewed 2kits since then. And both had similarly low o.gs

Yeah 'Brew enhancer 1' came with my starter kit and malt extract. I looked it up. BH1 is 100% dextrose. I have moved on to BH2 which is 500g dextrose, 250g maltodextrin and 250 light dme. This last brew I wanted all Dme but I need to order online as there are no supply stores near me.

Messiah. I took my og reading at 30c my fg was at 22c. Could this mean that my actual og was higher? Should I be taking sg readings at the same temp. I have very little temp control on my fv. . Well none actually but the temperature seems to stay stable enough.

It was a coopers lager kit. I measured the o.g. I dont know what the expected gravity was but I would guess its the same all coopers lager kits. I literally just added water dextrose and yeast.

Its not the taste thats strong. . . Its the fact that I was drunk after one bottle that leads me to believe that it is way over 3.5%. The taste was really good! Maybe it will change after another few weeks/months. I was just too excited to taste my 1st brew.

Hi everyone. My very 1st brew has been bottled for a week. I tried one today. . . I just had one bottle and it hit me hard. i.e I felt a little tipsy. I am a solid drinker and I usually feel this way after 3or4. It is a coopers lager kit I used 1kg dextrose My O.G was 1039 My F.G was 1013 I...