Well another month and I think the metallic taste has subsided but only slightly. Maybe I'm going to have to wait till christmas like you did Macdonald.
Fud me i've got 30 bottles of this it can't goto waste FFS.
Take care brewers
I'm such an idiot I forgot to take down the og...
Should I add some more yeast again? If I do would I need to put the krausen back in and stir it about again?
It's about two weeks old now
I've just done my week test and the Hydrometer has just sunk to the bottom of my tester sample!!!
The brew is a coopers Irish stout with a full tin of treacle and half KG of muntons dextrose.
I started around 1030 on OG (I'm dam sure) its now reading 10 on the coopers hydrometer...
After a week i've got no sign of the yeast foaming and fermenting.
Its a coopers stout with some treacle...
Has the yeast been killed off and its useless?
I couldn't resist trying one after 2.5 weeks (It was my Bday last saturday) and carbonation just wasn't ready :(
I did have a bit of froth but it just died after about 5 mins, it also tasted rather yeasty still.
Thanks Bob for the tip on swingtops...I was worried about this, I will certainly be a bit more careful than with my PET bottles.
I've got some coopers carb tablets.
Im hoping my mature brew is a hit for the summer so will let you know in a few weeks :)
I did think this but thank you for the confirmation.
It doesn't look infected to be honest either.
Now looking forward to seeing how much different swingtops are for carbonation :)
Hi,
I have left my brew (out of lazyness to order my bottles!) in the cask for a bit longer than usual.
Now have the bottles in the next day or so arriving so is this length going to have dampened my brews potential and alcohol level?
I left it for 2-3 weeks to ferment in primary, the OG had levelled so I assumed it was ok.
Can't find my OG/FG but i have a feeling it was the 500g of sugar added...
Hi,
I did this brew http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/how-to-brew/stout/best-extra-stout
It's come out very nice but just a tad too sweet, i really feel it on the teeth!
Will the sweetness go if I leave it a bit?
Oh ok...it was this http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/how-to-brew/stout/best-extra-stout
I Used boiling water for the first mix up so could it be that?