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Thanks for the info Revvy, I'm sure that all new brewers get the panics on their first brew and ask stupid questions like this. I really appreciate that you take the time to answer them. I know it must be annoying. Patience is definately a virtue, especially in homebrew from what I can...

Yeah, this is definately a beer first, slightly warm in the back of the throat, and then a little bit of chilli aftertaste. I want to do a proper chilli beer after I get some more experience. From What I read here dryhopping into the secondary is reccommended. Since I plan on doing extended...

I went and squeezed all my bottles, and I found 3 that were rock hard, some that were firm, and some that were very squishy. I'm saving the three firm ones for showing off. The rest I'll just drink as swill throughout the week. Maybe I'll just put ice in it and pretend I'm in thailand.

That was the temperature from the 'stick on' thermometer. I assume that's the temperature of the brew, not ambient. I have really cold nights here and I thought that constant-but warm would be better than a 10deg variation throughout the day. Like I said, I like fruity ales, and it's still...

Thank's for the reassurance revvy. I know you're not supposed to pay any attention to the instruction on the kit, but it suggested 7 days for carbonation. I thought I was being generous with 3 wks. I guess I'll just wait. I'm prepared for my next brew to run for at least 3+3, but it sounds...

Pic Unrelated. It's just a pic of the first day of the brew. After such a vigourous 24hrs, I had expected alot more carbonation. Also to clarify, *three weeks later* refers to three weeks after bottling. Not sure if that was clear.

Hey All, For my second batch ever, Coopers 'Real Ale' a'la kit. I decided to skimp out on the recommended kilo of dextrose and just threw in a kilo of raw sugar instead. Right before I slammed the lid on, I also dumped half a bottle of tobasco into the wort. Only after this spur of...

First Brew is ordinary....:( by that I mean not great. Coopers Dark Ale Kit (Yes I used the dried coopers ale yeast, no starter) + 1kg Dextrose OG 1040ish FG 1004ish Ferment about 7days at 22-26 Bottled with Coopers carbonation drops at appropriate rate 2 per 700. Three weeks...