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  1. bibowski

    Which fertilizer to use for hops?

    I plan on growing hops this spring/summer but am VERY new to it and don't know where to start. I've heard a lot of people have luck using this JR Peters stuff for both hops and err... less legal green plants :-D Has anyone else had success with it? Or at least know of something else that...
  2. bibowski

    Fermenting time

    So I've been following the recipes on the Coopers kits pretty much to the letter, however I've managed to baffle almost everyone on here with the length of time that I let my primary fermentation go on for. It says 3 weeks, yet people say "Good lord, why so long?", or "10 days is more than...
  3. bibowski

    Coopers IPA - Add LME or just Dextrose?

    I'm going to be brewing a batch of the Coopers IPA kit tonight and I had a question about adding LME and Dextrose, or JUST Dextrose to the batch? It says to add 500g of DME and 300g of Dextrose on the can itself. I bought the kit from Better Bitters brewery (who is actually a commercial brewery...
  4. bibowski

    When should I expect bubbles?

    I'm VERY new to homebrewing, but I did everything pretty much by the book for a batch 2 nights ago and I ran downstairs this morning excited to see some bubbling from the fermentation in my brew... but alas... there was nada. The brew was sealed and put in my laundry room exactly 38 hours...
  5. bibowski

    Which method is better for secondary fermentation?

    I brewed a batch of coopers pilsner extract last night and I was wondering what the best method of second (or final) fermentation is? It's currently in a plastic barrel with an airlock. Should I siphon and move to a carboy after a few days, then wait for another 2 weeks, THEN bottle it...
  6. bibowski

    Newbie questions, using Coopers Pilsner kit

    So a friend and I just did our first brew tonight. We sterilized all of the equipment quite thoroughly, then we did the following steps: Boiled 2 litres of water Added the can of malt extract to the boiled water Added approx. 300g of dextrose to the boiled water Stirred everything up...
  7. bibowski

    Do I put water in the Airlock?

    I bought an airlock in a kit from my local homebrew store, but I didn't see anywhere if I was supposed to put water (or I've even read vodka) into the airlock itself. Is the only reason for doing that so you can see bubbles travelling through the airlock? Or does it serve another purpose?
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