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S it better with kit brew to have a lower SG ie 1.006 apposed to 1.008?

Yeah I'm just using beer kits to begin with as I don't have all the appropriate measuring gear yet. I would love some recipes for some boutique style beers though so I can try one of those it's quite limiting with the kits

Sg reading came in 2 days in a row at 1.009. It's a coopers lager. I used the coopers carbonation drops (2 drops as per instructions). It stayed at about 22-24 degrees centigrade (in the process of moving so it was just stored in my garage). It has only been a week in the bottle and although...

It opened my first home brew bottle after the recommended bottling period. It tastes watery and had no head at all and seems flat. Did I open it too early or have I gone wrong somewhere else?

The sg i had on the first two both reached 2 consecutive days at the same reading so I bottled them. This was after 7days for the lager and 6 days for the ale. The lager has been in carbonation now for 7 days and the ale only 2(obviously not ready yet). The fermentation time recommended is 6-7...

Hi everyone. I have just started brewing my own beer using the coopers DIY kit. I have followed the instructions and have brewed a coopers lager, a coopers real ale and I have a coopers Mexican cervaza in the barrel. Just want to know if anyone has used these flavours and how long they had them...