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I've read many many posts where the poster mentions transferring the beer (after primary fermentation) to another bucket before bottling. I have been mixing my priming sugar with 2 cups of boiled water, bring it back to low boil for 2 minutes, then pouring that right into my primary...

I left this batch of lager sit in the fermenter for 31 days (I had an out-of-town emergency). There was a warm spell while I was gone and my wife said that the fermenter temp stayed around 68F for the last week. (it was 59F for the 1st 3 weeks). I got back yesterday and immediately bottled it...

I'm trying for a "British Ale"......Here is what I have: *3# Briess Sparkling Amber DME *2# Barley Malt Extract "Gold" LME (from Midwest supplies)..... not sure that I should use this or something else. *1oz UK Golding (Alpha: 4.8%) Hop pellets. *11g Windsor British Style yeast (Rehydrate...

I am getting ready to bottle a lager that has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks and I want to use the yeast cake that I will be left with to brew my next batch......... ........ SOOOOOOOOOO, I went to my local Home brew supply store and picked up 2, 3.3# containers of Briess CBW Traditional...

I've had the Coopers European Lager in the fermentor for 2 weeks. The directions says 6-7 days. Does it hurt a lager if I leave it in fermentation too long? I plan to bottle it tomorrow, I am just curious how it might effect the beer if it is in fermentation too long. The other question...

I pitched a brew of Coopers Australian Lager (the kit uses an Ale yeast), using the "Brew enhancer 1" ( 600g dextrose and 400g of maltodextrin) 6 days ago. My OG was 1.037.... I took a reading 3 days later and got 1.027. I just took another reading (after 6 days) and got 1.030. The temp...

I just started primary fermentation on a 23L Coopers "Lager" brew kit. The instructions weren't all that great. I boiled 1/2G of water, opened the can of wort mix and stirred it in. Then I poured the "Brew Enhancer" (that came with it) in the boiled water and tried to stir it in. When I...

I think I may have pulled a boo-boo....:o I just bottled a batch of MrBeer "Canadian Draft". I thought it might be a good idea to put the empty can with the bottles, so that I could know what it was (in case I like it). When I looked at the can, the "Use by date" is June 2008...

Hi, My name is Wayne and I just found your forum through a google search for beer brewing.. I lived on my sailboat (Passport 45 ketch) for 14 years while traveling around the world (twice). While in New Zealand and Australia (in 1995) I learned to brew beer with the (very common) Cooper's...