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I'm just about to make this, but cannot find the yeast listed in my area. Can somebody help me choose an appropriate one from this limited list that is available to me. I'm itching to get started. heres what i have to work with...

thanks, i suppose i didn't really think it through, i just panicked when didn't see any bubbling. I've never had one this clear though, and i suppose it would take a while for the yeast to multiply before i'd notice any notable CO2. The bottles are currently around 77-80F.

Here's my dilemma: I brewed a darkish lager in early December and it spent about 7-10 days in primary then transferred to a carboy for secondary once it had reached 1.011 (OG was 1.076). It was extremely cloudy and wouldn't clear, even after over 2 weeks in secondary, so i put it in a cool...

hmm, so whats the primary difference between a coopers lager and a coopers pale ale? obviously they've never been to canada during the winter where i can easily keep a room at 10-15 degrees no problem

Hi all, i'm about to brew up a coopers lager kit, and was wondering what the ideal quantity of as well as type of fermentables would be for this. I also noticed the kit instructions (i know they're never very good) say to let its primary fermentation occur in the 21-27C range while i was under...

Hi, i recently started brewing my second batch, a stout, straight from a beer kit (aka condensed wort in a can), i added 1kg of dry malt extract and 300grams in cane sugar. When i went to pitch the yeast i noticed the temp was about 5 degrees too high so instead of waiting i decided to add a...

how did it go? i was going to do brew the coopers stout tomorrow, using 1kg (2.2lbs) of dark DME and then an extra 200-300g of cane sugar. is it ok to use the regular yeast that comes with the kit? should i reduce the water quantities? i'm new to homebrewing (2 batches so far) and this will be...