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I am brewing my 6th batch of coopers beer and when i put the yeast in it looked different to normal and was sticking to the edge of the satchel which had never happened before. It has now been over a day and I am having no activity in my airlock, I know what ppl will say, be patient and it will...

I cleaned my plastic beer kit drum with hot water and a soft cloth yesterday and then drained it and let it dry..... Today I added Sodium Percarbonate and filled it to the top as per the instructions.... Only thing is the instructions say I should leave it soaking for 24hrs and I dont want...

I am about to bottle my beer and i usually use carbonation drops but I have run out. I have some dextrose left over.....Can i use Dextrose to prime the bottles for carbonation?

I made my first batch of beer 10 days ago. It was a Coopers Pale Ale, made as per the instructions. All went well except i did a n00b mistake of bottling the beer and leaving it near a window... it doesnt get direct sunlight though the window for 95% of the day but in the late afternoon...

I was testing my beer and the hyrometer dropped from table height onto the wooden floor! :eek: It didnt break the glass but im wondering if it's reading right now. The reading i got just before i dropped it was 1009 and after it was about 1009.5 and the hydrometer seems to be floating on a...

I have just bottled my first homebrew and the bottles have been sitting in my lounge room, out of direct sunlight but in a bright area of the house. I have just read somewhere that sunlight is bad for brew, will my brew be ok?

I have just made my first batch of home brew (Australian Coopers Pale Ale) and it has beeen fermenting for 3 days now. My only concern is that it is winter here in Australia and its quite cold so my beer is currently fermenting at 18 Degrees Celcius (64F) when the instuctions say its should...

I have just made my first batch of home brew but the instructions told me to sprinkle the yeast over the top of the wort and quicly close the lid. There was no mention of stirring the yeast and i have since noticed that seems like what you should do. Will my brew be ok? It has only been...