After mentioning a few times I'd like to start homebrewing, the wife bought me a kit for Christmas. It is one the Cooper's kits, which seemed fine at the time, but the more I read and research I am realizing it has some limitations. First batch I made didn't turn out real well(it was a Lager recipe that came with the kit) due to the heater in our house crapping out the day the wort went into the fermenter. At least that's what I deduced. After bottling, beer was flat and tasted like Apple cider more than beer.
Anyway here is my issue I'm trying to resolve. the kit came with only the fermenter which acts as the only fermenter and it bottles straight from the fermenter. Is it advisable to add my sugar solution straight to the fermenter when it's time to bottle? I know it's probably best to get a bottling bucket(which I will eventually do) and siphon into that, but is there any undesireable results I could see by adding the sugar solution straight to the fermenter?
The carbonation drops from Cooper's are always an option, but I've read mixed reviews on those.
Anyway here is my issue I'm trying to resolve. the kit came with only the fermenter which acts as the only fermenter and it bottles straight from the fermenter. Is it advisable to add my sugar solution straight to the fermenter when it's time to bottle? I know it's probably best to get a bottling bucket(which I will eventually do) and siphon into that, but is there any undesireable results I could see by adding the sugar solution straight to the fermenter?
The carbonation drops from Cooper's are always an option, but I've read mixed reviews on those.