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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi all, I'm 24hrs into my first brew (Coopers Stout with the Coopers starter kit) and I've noticed that the tap is very slowly leaking! It's about a drop every 2-3 hours so very tiny but my concern is that there is not a 100% airtight seal down there so I may be at risk of infection and...

Hi all, I've just today started with my first ever homebrew... the wort produced from my Coopers Stout kit is sitting in the FV at the start of fermentation. I have a question though... I've read completely conflicting advice about when to bottle. Some say after fermentation you should...

Hi all, I'm about to brew my first beer and have a quick question about my steriliser before I go ahead! I'm using VWP and am confused about how much to use. It says 1-2 teaspoons per gallon which is fine, but I've read contradicting advice that says once you've made the gallon up and...