Recent content by RobM

i live in ireland, no skunks, i am kinda guessing its like sulfur/eggy smell

2 weeks at 18c should be grand, if you have a secondary then maybe 5 days more in that but 2 weeks should do it fine

yep, bad thing is i never smelled a skunk before so i dont know what to be looking out for :o

hi i am quite new to home brewing as well, this was my first kit and i used the brew enhancer, the beer is still bottling but from what i have tasted it is slightly watery, using lme or dme would definitely improve the beer, also the yeast is not a true lager yeast but an ale/lager yeast, i...

thanks for the tips guys, the thoughts of partial or all grain seem a bit daunting at this stage as I have yet to even finish my first brew but I would like to move onto them in time, I have also yet to even taste any home brew or microbrewery beers as all I have been drinking is commercial...

thats actually a really good idea, my fermenter is currently wrapped up in a blanket, this is my first brew so i didnt know about the no sunlight, so mine was in a corner of the room before but i dont think i skunked it.

Hey welcome, I only joined recently too, I started the coopers original lager that comes with the kit last week so im real excited to try it in a few weeks, Im already planning my next beer :P, my only advice that I didnt know was as simple as not letting sun light on the beer, I didnt know this...

Hey thanks for the reply, I went for the coopers kit and the dry malt extract I stated earlier was by Muntons, it is a Spray malt light (I hope it is good), and I will stick with the 300g of dextrose from the website, You said you used a liquid malt, I have read before that using a dry malt you...

Hey all, I am brand new to home brewing, I am currently making a coopers original lager that came with the starter kit and I was thinking for my next beer I would like a wheat beer ( Coopers wheat beer), their website says use 500g dry malt extract and 300g of dextrose, is this enough to give a...