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bitter and pork scratchings innit

cheers I see now i misunderstood the meaning of bulk priming

So what I plan to do is make a sugar solution by boiling a sucrose and water solution (not sure on the amounts) and adding it to a secondary bucket with my fermented brew, sealing it and leaving it at 18-22 degrees for aboiut a fortnight, then bottle it and refridgerate for 48 hours. Is this...

Thanks for the responses especially to aiptasia, one more question though do I have to use a priming bucket for carbonation or can I put a little of the sugar syrup solution in each bottle, are they ten prone to explosion?

Cooper's English Bitter

After a few days my brew seems to have ceased fermenting. The foam on top has subsided near enough completely, the pin-hole cling film lid has gone from inflated to flat and there is little to no visible yeast activity. The instructions said something like 6 to 10 days was enough for...

Horray! Thankyou very much for the responses.

Sorry, wasn't too clear. It has the normal frothy gunk at the top; But then also some other sort of mouldy looking gunk nearer the bottem;

Hello. I have about 23 litres of Coopers English Bitter fermenting in a glass jug. It is my first attempt at a brew and has been fermenting for about 3 days. I have noticed some white/off white residue building up around the walls of the jug. Is this to be expected or has it been...