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Hi All, This is my 4th batch since brewing again and bottled a Beerworks President's Sierra Pale Ale Kit on 6th February which is now carbonating. https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/presidents-sierra-american-pale-ale-beerworks-craft-brewery-series/ I dry hopped with 50g Citra for 5 days at the end...

Is anyone familiar with this bucket that comes with a coopers kit? I have just brewed my 4th batch which is a pale ale (not coopers) and whilst I love the bucket in the main, there is a slight ridge above the tap that allows sediment to settle on. When draining the bucket to bottling bucket...

It looks like fermentation has stalled at 1. 012 when it should be 1.010 or below. It also tastes a little sweet. Been fermenting 12 days. I have risen the temp 2c Should I throw in some more yeast? Thanks

Hi All, Bit of advice please - I pitched yeast into the Sierra kit too hot @ 26c on sunday. By Monday am, however, there was vigorous fermentation with healthy krausen but when I returned last night this had died down and there seemed to be a bit of a rotten egg smell (seems to have gone)This is...

So now on my 3rd extract brew which is a Young's AIPA which I have just bottled. Now all three different kits I have done are far from perfect. I understand extract kits will not produce as good a result as all grain but I was hoping for something a little less of the same taste. I can't...

Forgive me for previously raising similar. John Palmer explains that bottles should be conditioned up to 30c for 2 weeks. Mine have just gone in at 25c. Any thoughts on this?

I have had a Young's American IPA extract kit in fermenting vessel for just over 3 weeks, dry hopped loose pellet in the final week. I would like to bottle tomorrow but despite putting the fermenter in the fridge overnight at 6c, the beer is still full of floating particles and is not in the...

Young's extract American IPA showing an FG of 1.010. This seems a little high doesnt it? FG has been consistent for a few days but another hydrometer that came with a coopers kit is reading 1.005. 1st Hydrometer is Alla so I would expect it to be more accurate. OG was 1.051. Any suggestions please?

I have just started another Young's American extract kit, this time an IPA. Although the instructions say sprinkle the dry yeast this time I rehydrated it. When dry yeast is pitched it settles on top of the wort but after pitching the rehydrated yeast, it pretty much settled straight to the...

Hi All, I have my bottles conditioning at 21-22c and by Sunday will have done so for 2 weeks. The instructions say condition in warm temperatures for 2 weeks and then a further week at cooler temps. (not cold) but they give no indication what warm and cool temperatures should be. Any...

So having brewed a Coopers Australia Pale Ale and being very disappointed with the taste, I have embarked on a Young's APA extract kit. 2 weeks in fermentation at circa 21/22c and bottled for 2 days. I think the temp has risen too much as the thermometer read 23c for the bottle temperature and...

Would anyone know what dried yeast is used in this kit? I was hoping to work out what the best pitching temperature would be. Thanks

I would like to start on the next brew with the above extract kit. The instructions say to dry hop loose using the pellets provided. With my last brew I used a hop bag but these instructions suggest otherwise. Any thoughts on best practice?

So I have brewed my 1st batch using a coopers starter kit with an Australian pale ale and dry hopped the 3rd week. Fermented 3 weeks then bottled 10 days ago. I had a sneak taste tonight after putting a bottle in the fridge a couple of days ago and there it is - tht! I hope the taste improves...

Check fg today and it was 1.010 @ 20c. 3 days ago it was the same @ 22c. OG was 1.038, so it looks like the abv is only 3.75% when it should be 5% for a coopers apa extract kit. the beer is clearer so shall I just ho ahead and bottle it? it seems a bit watery but if left another week in the FV...

and now day 12, sample tastes almost the same homebrew taste but smelt inside the lid and potent almost vinegary smell!!

Thank you for all your advice and the plan now is to leave in the FV for 3 weeks with dry hopping for the 3rd week. Today is the 11th day, the brew is still cloudy and a small taste earlier reminded me of that home brew taste and smell from years ago. There still appears to be some bubbles...

If I dry hop cascade pellets and leave them for a week. What would the recommended amount to use and would a week be too long? I don't want it overly hoppy just enough to add a nice taste. The kit is an all extract coopers apa .

I have a coopers plastic hydrometer which came with the kit. When I 1st tested it with water it read .998 when I believe water should be 1.000? Therefore, when the original gravity of the beer read 1.038, should I be subcontracting .002 from this reading and should I do the same from today's...

I have those Coopers PET 740ml bottles and I will be filling them through a bottling wand and using 2 coopers carbonation drops per bottle. My question is should I fill the bottles all the way to the top? Thanks for all your advice.