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Can you not just ferment out then back sweeten with caramel coffee syrup. ? Saves time and without the tisk of a burnt sugar taste if it goes wrong..

Ha, All good advice as I am doing my first stout kit in a open bucket , my first open fermentation. Been pulling my lid open on one side every day to check the progress and also take readings. Everything looks ok and smells ok. 6 days in and planning on keg and prime on day 7 then rest for 14...

Ok thanks for that, table sugar it is. Another thing is, will this not boost the alcohol content? Yeast eats sugar produces alcohol + Co and carbonates !?

Hi all Im coming into my 2nd week of a coopers stout kit and looking at racking it to a keg, my question is what to prime it with? Im going for 8oz of lactose And 4oz of ..... < Should I use : table sugar Corn sugar Golden syrup Molasses Spray malts ( chocolate , dark, light ) Any suggestions...

2 oz Or 60g

Bluejays Did you find an answer to this as I have a stout on the go in my bucket and one finished want to transfer to a pressure barrel and prime but really don't know how much sugar to add. As per instructoons it states 5g per bottle so do I just x this to tne amount to total the barrel ???? If...

Ok. Will see if I can rig something up. So is 20psi a standard carbonating pressure?

Intresting thread. Im new to all this too. Just started my first full 23L kit ( Coopers Stout ) I know its nothing complicated but also my first stout so wanted to try a kit before messing up a 23L mash. Anyway when all is done it states bottling and priming but thats a lot of bottles so going...

Ok brew in lid on ( resting ) with a weight.. Don't realy fancy coming home with a cat floating in it.. figure that might increase the risk of infection. Only ever done 1 gal airlock brewing. Coopers stout it is then. My first 5 gal brew.

Hi all.. Im a newb at this and im just going to do my first stout kit in a bucket ( not confident enough to go mashing yet ) . Anyway reading this and a lot of other posts and they all go down the root of open fermentation with the lid just resting on top so guessing this is a safe way BUT. how...

Newbie question. .. After fermentation. Can I/should I, stabilize, clear and degas as you would a normal wine? Thanks

Im in the UK and Just got this on the go so should be good and ready for crimbo. Just to make life a little easier.. Looking at the ingredients it sounded familiar so had a hunt around . For those in the UK ( not sure about any other country ) I come across a pack of MULLED WINE SPICE SACHETS ...

All good on the wine. Was fermenting at 3L for the first 3 days, now topped off to 1gal. Moved over to blow off tube as it has gone into over drive and pushing out the top !! Thanks

Thanks. The kits are just cheap 14/21 day ( 6 bottle/1 gal ) kits but surprisingly good. Just thought its a better alternative to buying a bottle a day @ £5 and more fun. Loving this brewing.. Unfortunatly didn't take SG reading as I have done these kits before with no problem so just went with...

Doing my second wine kit, nothing special and after the last kit I noticed how much body was missing from the taste. Second batch now but I have added grape concentrate to the mix which I purchased from wilkinsons. Half way through fermentation and noticed how slow its going. Upon reading the...

Hi all Off this weekend to start off a wine kit. Now I have made a 6 bottle kit but now looking at doing a 30 bottle kit. When I made the 6 bottle I racked after clearing on the second week. My question is if I ferment a 30 bottle in a barrel can I just leave it in there after clearing and just...

Hi all Im in the uk. What other yeast can I use? Tia

Okely Dokely...

Hi. Quick question. Last night I racked my mead to secondary and add my Vanilla and cinnamon, this morning there is quite a bit of sediment and some of the vanilla within it. Now my question is, should I re-rack off the sediment and away from the vanilla and cinnamon and let it clear before re...

Use a baister. You know one of those things you use to keep your sunday roast nice and moist. Works for me and there cheap. :) Or just chuck the hydrometer into the mix.