Recent content by kilgoretrou_t

Hello all. This post will likely make you cringe/laugh. Would it be possible for some nice simple instructions on how to make a version of hoegaarden? I am a beginner. Ive done two kits so far. Coopers Cerveza and Coopers Australian Pale. The instructions I am looking for are along the...

AARgh the app sent my post before i was finished. I am on the PC now so lets get this straight. This beer batch doesnt taste great. I had a Mexican party before christmas and cracked a few open. unfortunatley everyone wanted the corona which we had in backup. i used VWP sanitiser to clean...

Started drinking my first batch. Coopers Mexican Cerveza. It tastes a bit soapy. The froth is rather extreme when poured and the beer has a foamy quality in th mouth. With an unusual aftertaste. Also its not clear. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Home Brew mobile app

Bottled up! took ages. going to have to work out a better strategy next time. The beer (Coopers Mexican Cerveza) tasted a bit stale, and soapy. Also there was quite a bit of [dead yeast?] on the bottom of the bucket. In any case i think this FIRST BATCH of mine went well (for a noob). When i...

I'm thinking of bottling today, since air may now be getting into the bucket. especially since i just pressed the lid down and the plastic back sprung up, drawing air in through the airlock, which i suppose was pretty dumb

cloudy, flat, but something like lager! tasted a bit like the dregs you would find in the bottom of a pint after 24hrs

yes i meant Malt Extract. That gooey stuff in the can. Right, so its just the recipe. I see from this rather interesting article that Sugar was only recently accepted as an ingredient in German beer production. (as was yeast!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot

Hi all My second thread/question. Why does the Coopers Mexican Cerveza kit not come with sugar in it? I made mine with 1kg of sugar. Which is what I was advised to do. No grumbles there. I looked on Wikipedia to see about beer brewing and it doesn't mention anywhere about adding sugar. From...

Thanks for that! Very helpful. I guess like many folk I jumped without looking. Just so damn keen to get the end product!

Hi all Heres the reading. no idea what the reading is or what the instructions are asking for. There isnt an FG anywhere else in the instructions. . Thx for the help

What measurement on the hydrometer is right?

Taking reading is done by opening the tap, filling the testing tube and then discarding? Seems like a waste. Or can i pour it back in the top?

Heres a pic of my setup

Hi all. I'm very new here. Just doing my first brew. Coopers mexican cerveza... Heres where i am at.. I boiled up too much water and mixed in the malt from the kit and 1kg of caster sugar. Worked ok except i couldnt cool it very quickly. So when i topped up wth cold water to 23litres the...