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The Coopers Real Ale is supposed to have good head retention, so I look forward to checking that one out.

Yeah, I don't like the idea of cracking open the fermentor before bottling either. What would make you suspect something is wrong?

Well, I am using a PET Better Bottle, but you still have some good points. I guess I'll get a wine thief.

Wouldn't there be less risk of contamination if the hydro just sat in there?

What do you think about floating the hydrometer in the fermentor?

Thanks for the votes of confidence guys. I will definitely buy another hydrometer. If I'm doing primary-only brews, is it ok to just float the hydrometer in the fermenter?

What gives a beer good head? A couple of my batches have had plenty of fizz, but the head disappears too quickly.

I plan on doing primary only for this one, so I'll probably give it another couple of weeks before bottling. For the next batch I'll probably stick it in the basement where it is colder, but the temp stays the same - 65.

It will probably be Coopers. I haven't decided on my next batch yet.

My basement is only 64 or 65 right now. Is that too cold, or is it better to have a constant low temp rather than fluctuating higher temps?

I started a batch of Cooper's Real Ale on Sunday afternoon, and by morning it was bubbling furiously. The weather was on the warm side, so the temp in my closet was around 73. Over the next couple of days the bubbling continued, and the temp went up to 74.5. Then the weather changed, and the...

Patience Bosh, patience. I'm sure your beer will be fine.

Hi Kiwi, I'm an expat kiwi living New Jersey. I'm only on my 8th batch, but I can definitely recommend that you keep sugar to a minimum - only use it for priming. Malt tastes far better.

I don't think the Apfelwein will work for me as I don't have a kegging system. I was thinking more along the lines of regular red wine.

Is it supposed to age well? I also want to make wine that is at about the strength I am used to.

Is it easier to make wine than beer? I would like to give winemaking a try, but I'd want to keep it simple. Is there a simple way of making a wine with around 13% alcohol that will age well?

Yeah, I guess I'll have to look into getting the proper fittings. Is there anywhere online where you can order them easily? None of the sites that are linked from the BB site seem to be very easy to navigate. I sure hope my beer will be ok. It's my first full-size batch. I'll have the...

Well, I racked my current batch of Cooper's Bitter from my 6 gallon Better Bottle to my 5 gallon one using the spigot and a piece of hose jammed in the tap, and the bloody thing was gurgling like mad. I hope the batch will still be ok, but I would like to know if anyone has any recommendations...

I am planning on bulk priming the secondary and then waiting 15 minutes or so for it to settle before starting to bottle. I'm more concerned with having enough yeast in the bottle for carbonation than achieving a crystal-clear beer. I'd hate to end up with a batch of flat beers, and I don't...

I have a 5 gallon batch of Coopers Bitter in the primary that has been in there for about 10 days. I want to rack it to my secondary fermentor sometime this weekend, and I was thinking that I could just bottle from the secondary after conditioning because I am using a ported Better Bottle...