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How do I get my batch to start fermentation again? I opened the lid and it looked as if nothing has happened in the 5 days it has been fermenting. Do I need to buy a yeast nutrient? Is it ok to add into the batch without damaging the batch? Please let me know.

Thanks for all the help. Any of you guys have a flavorful light beer partial extract recipe?

I brewed a partial extract pumpkin spice ale and after about 2 days the airlock activity stopped. I have read not to worry about this so I have left it in the fermenter. It has been about 4 days and I just want to be sure that the batch isn't ruined, is there a way to tell? Do I just let it...

Thanks, I saw someone on YouTube use them and wondered if they would be good to use.

I want to add a hop tea to my next extract beer kit. I use the Coopers Kits and realize that there is probably something better out there but I still want to use the Coopers kits for now. I want to make a nice citrus tasting latter, since that is the kit I currently have but wanted some...

Thanks again for the help. I just got a stand up freezer for free and would like to know what type/ brand of temp controller to buy for it, any suggestions? Cheers!

Thanks for the help guys. I know that you both don't like kits but it is how I am starting my journey into home brew. I don't want to get a lot invested into advanced beer equipment just yet. I am looking for a fridge or chest freezer on craigs list so that I can control the ferment...

Thanks for the help. I am going to get a fridge and temp control thermometer so that I can control the temp and let them ferment for at least 3 weeks. Cheers!

Then do I bottle condition for another 4 weeks? Is this too much flavor for this type of beer kit? I use kits since I am worried about messing up a partial extract kit, etc...... Let me get a few good batches under my belt and I will move up. Thanks for your advice with all of this. Cheers!

What is a PM brew? I am a rookie and don't know all the terms just yet. Thanks for the advice.

If I ferment for 2 weeks in the primary then move to a secondary how long should it sit in the secondary before bottling?

I am going to be brewing a cowboy lager with a Coopers extract kit. I am thinking of adding the can of Lager, a can of the wheat malt extract, and their brew enhancer 2 which is a mixture of corn sugar and DME. Is this too much sugars to add or am I on the right path here. This will be my 3rd...

How do you add the honey after fermentation? Do you open the fermentor and just dump it in?

Thanks for the advice. I have read from a few places on the web that if you leave the beer longer then like 7 days you can infect the batch. I guess I was too anxious when I started my first batch.

So I want to make a honey wheat Lager. I have ordered the Coopers Lager, Wheat Malt Extract, and their Brew Enhancer 2. I plan to mix in 24 ounces of orange blossom honey. Should I ferment this beer in the primary fermentor for 2 weeks then bottle condition for 4 weeks? Any thoughts or...

Will it ruin the beer to leave it in the fermentor longer than the recommended 7 days? I have heard that once the krausen foam clears off the top then you should bottle? I fermented my first batch for 5 days and then bottled for 2 weeks but it tastes a bit funny. Drinkable though. Will the...

I found you by looking up info on home brewing. I got the app on my iPad and now I need advice and recipe suggestions. I am brand new to all of this so I am open to suggestions, comments, etc. I bought the Coopers DIY beer kit and brewed the lager, Mexican Cerveza, and now I have ordered...