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Hi all, I'm a new homebrewer and have made one brew to date, which was disappointing. I've narrowed this down to the fact I have poor temperature control so am looking to buy something to keep my FV inside (or a whole new FV) where I can automatically maintain temperature. I've seen loads...

Thanks Yooper, I hope that's all it is. Does anyone else have any thoughts too? Thanks again.

Hi KH Sadly I have been doing as you suggested and still the taste is there. If you have any other thoughts please do share, thank you! Mosh

Hi all, My first brew, a Coopers Stout kit (fermented at 22-23c for 3 weeks then carbonated in bottles) is now 6 months old. I was very careful with sanitising etc. and followed all the advice from this very site. The beer is drinkable but there's a strong taste that is hard to describe...

Great, I'm definitely going to try a swamp cooler set up next time. Looks simple, cheap and (hopefully) effective!

Thanks guys. How did you use a swamp cooler for the fermentation exactly?

It's definitely not a chlorine smell. It smells/tastes like the wort really. I used VWP.

Qhrumphf - I used only the Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 (dextrose, maltodextrin and Light Dry Malt) which was recommended, nothing else.

Great advice again, much appreciated guys. Sounds like I should leave it a while longer and see how it develops, but I did use the yeast that came with the kit and fermented at around 72f so it will probably never be great. :( Next time (I have a strong IPA in waiting!) I'll ferment at a lower...

Yep the beer definitely fermented - I took gravity readings and left it for 2 weeks after the FG was stable to 2 days in a row. I also used bottled water so that shouldn't be an issue.

Hi all, I've just tasted my first brew, a Coopers Stout kit. I fermented at 22-23c for 3 weeks then carbonated in bottles for 4 weeks. I was very careful with sanitising etc. and followed all the advice from this very site. The beer has carbonated but there's a very strong taste that is...

Great, thanks for all the advice guys.

Hi all, I hope this isn't a stupid question but I can't find an answer anywhere so it might be! Once I've finished drinking from a bottle, I know I should clean it out with soap & water before storing it. My question is: should I store it with the bottle cap on or off? If it's on I'm...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to keep a FV cool? The lowest temp room in my house I can keep it is about 19-20c which means the fermenting brew stays around 22-23c - a bit higher than ideal. I would prefer to lower it a bit and have heard one option is to wrap a wet...

Thanks guys - I love this forum, unbelievably quick and helpful advice offered! I was thinking of waiting about 1-1/2 weeks until I bottle. Do you think given the slightly higher-than-wanted temperature this is still a good plan?

So do you think I'll get less-than-ideal results because of it?

Hello, I'm 5 days into fermenting my first brew (Coopers Stout in the Coopers DIY kit) and am a bit worried about how it's fermenting and have a question I can't see an answer for. Temperature is around 22c-23c and I started getting Krausen after about 24hrs so all was good, then since day...

Thanks for the advice guys

I'm just letting it drip into a cup. It's not really that I'm worried about to be honest (I'll probably lose about 1ml of beer over the whole process!) it's that it could be more prone to infection. What do you think.... should I be worried?

Fermenting in the Coopers FV - the plastic one that comes with the kit.