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yeah the started got going within 10 hours il make up the wort in the morning and pitch away so, thanks a lot

yesterday i made a starter yeast from some yeast i recycled. i followed instructions that i found on this forum to wash yeast from my primary fermentor. i have 1 liter starter with about 100g dme that has started fermenting so it seems to be all ok but im just not sure if it enough yeast? its a...

thanks for all the advice

so i have been to the shop and have my self a vial of wlp351 bavarian weizen yeast along with muntons connoisseur wheat beer tin and 1.5kg liquid malt extract, and a saaz/hallerteuer hop tea bag.... fingers crossed

thanks alot, very helpful. i was thinking of the muntons range instead of the coopers or else the brupaks world of beer kits. i think these are the only ones they sell in my local shop, they may also sell finlandia. do you know anything about these brands.

I am quite new to the world of brewing but in the last 2 months i have made three attempts at a weissbeer. all of which were drinkable but in my opinion not great. i am a big fan of schneider weiss and weihenstephaner and if i could get a brew something like those it would be great. the first...

thanks a lot... its all so clear to me now

thanks for all the links and advice... more research needed

I have made a couple of brews recently using a coopers wheat beer kit. the way i have done it is to pour the coopers tin into my fermentor and then to add my hot malt/sugar mixture. my question is about boiling the malt be it lme or dme. the way i have done it so far is to boil a pot with about...

thanks a lot,very helpful. it has been stable foe 3 days now so il go for it. also i was going to prime each bottle separately with about 4g dextrose for 500ml bottles.do ye reckon thats ok?

hi all, so i have a couple of questions here... i have a brew going for the last two weeks that seems to have finished fermentation but has quite a high f.g 1.015. (o.g1.046) i used the coopers wheat beer tin with 1.5kg lme and .5kg dme instead of the recommended sugar of .5kg dme and 300g...

thanks, i'll just go for it i suppose

i am new to the site and this is my first post. i am currently brewing a coopers wheat beer kit to which i added 1.5kg lme and .5kg dme topped up to about 22.5 liters. got an og of about 1.046 that dropped to about 1.020 in about 3 days. after a further 4 days i added more yeast (same...

thanks for that il just leave it and hope for the best

i am new to the site and this is my first post. i am currently brewing a coopers wheat beer kit to which i added 1.5kg lme and .5kg dme topped up to about 22.5 liters. got an og of about 1.046 that dropped to about 1.020 in about 3 days. after a further 4 days i added more yeast (same...