Recent content by Evanw

A colleague at work, who apparently brews a lot of beer, suggested that I try replacing the water required in my next beer kit with sap from a birch tree. He claims to have done so on a Coopers IPA kit a while ago and said it was the best beer he ever built! He said he would tap about 5 gallons...

Well, it's been about 3 weeks or more from the time I originally bottled my first beer kit (Coopers Mexican Cerveza) and I have to say,you guys were absolutely right.... The issue of low carbonation has completely disappeared and I have a great beer! Thanks again for all the advice! I want...

Thanks everyone for the excellent response and advice. I knew coopers carb tabs were designed for 12 oz bottles but I wanted a slightly lower carbonation level in my beer. Anyway, it sounds like I'm just being impatient on my first brew and that the solution is to wait for another couple...

Hello everyone, my very first post on this forum.... So forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong spot, etc. Anyway, I recently made my very first home brewed beer. I have been making wine for a while, but had not ventured into the beer arena until now. I purchased (locally) a coopers Mexican...