Recent content by gover151

Ok thanks, guess I might have misunderstood the directions, any thoughts on if this will turn out as beer (good beer), I did manage to get it into my carboy and pitch the yeast OK.

So after 4-5 batches using coopers kits, all but one turned out pretty good I attempted a fat tire clone tonight bought from a local brew shop. I followed the directions, put the grain in 2L of hot water and let cook for 45 minutes at approx 155F. sifted it into my larger pot then dumped the...

So I've done a few kits now and have a quick question about adding the yeast when I use a Carboy to primary. If I add the yeast to the bucket I mix in right away should it all transfer to the Carboy when I rack? Or do I try adding the yeast after I rack to the carboy, just concerned that a...

My first ever brew was a Coopers IPA, just followed the directions and added 500g of dry malt extract, then took advice I got on this board. I boiled 3/4 cup of sugar then just added it in increments as I transfered to my bottling bucket. I've since read that you should let the boiled sugar...

Still working out the bugs thats for certain, I think I was pouring it too fast though, that would make sense. As mentioned the only reason I was rushing was due to the beer leaking out the spigot. I've got another batch to bottle in two weeks so will look at improving my bucket, maybe adding...

I did it without I wand, it was a spigot made with some plumbing supplies, I transfered with a syphon, I don't know if foam is the right word, there was no foam in the bucket to speak of, maybe just pouring into the bottle too fast, I'm going to track down a proper bucket and wand though before...

So I bottled my first batch this evening, a coopers kit IPA that has been sitting in a glass Carboy for 4 weeks. Sterilized everything, syphoned to my home-made bottling bucket and added my sugar while filling up the bottling bucket, turned up the hockey game loud and began the process...

Fair enough, so a secondary question, am I ok using my glass carboy as a primary? The local u-brew said this was not a good idea due to the small opening, however they have also given me some advice which contradicts alot of what a I read on here, and he also looked at me like I had three heads...

So after searching many threads and the FAQ in this thread I havn't been able to come up with a definite answer due to the different opinions. Given my equipment, a primary bucket and a glass carboy I'm wondering what my best option is. My first batch went straight into the glass Carboy...

OK, thanks for the replies. So sounds like I should be Ok, do many people brew this way? By this way I mean straight from mixing to a glass carboy. I can grab a bottling bucket if that is the way to go, in the meantime I'll just keep reading the forums here for advice/tips. also I have a...

So I just did my first batch of beer which leads to my first post, a coopers IPA kit, using the equipment I was lent from a neighbour. Since there are so many opinions/option on how to ferment, etc thought I would jump right in with what I had available and see how it works. So I mixed it up...