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You probably haven't done anything wrong. IPA's are supposed to be bitter. I've done this kit once, and experienced the beer to taste "green" the first couple of weeks. After about 3-4 weeks in the bottle, I think it tasted very good :)

You should. Norway is awesome (except this time of year :P). 1. Didn't boild the kit itself. Just some of the water added. 2. I believe the yeast provided is an ale yeast, even though it's a pilsner set. 3. Fermentation started at 77 degrees. Maybe that's an issue. 4. No liquid extract...

No-boil kit, yes. I didn't boil it. I boiled some water and then dissovled Cooper's Brew Enhancer 1 in it (with the pot off the heat). I heated the Coopers can in hot water for 10 minutes before adding to the fermenter together with the boiled water. Then after shaking it around in the...

Ok. Cause i had the same experience with a Muntons Continental Pilsner, except the whole batch was like that. Not only some of the bottles. Initially, I thought it was supposed to taste like that, and thus decided i wasn't going to brew that Muntons pilsner again. However, when I felt the same...

Hi! I've done Coopers Brewmaster Pilsner a couple of times now. It has turned out great, though it needed some time maturing. After about 3-4 months it was very good. My last brew of this pilsner however, is a bit strange. Some of the bottles have a burned, bitter, roasted kind of taste...

Worked out just fine. The beer was indeed very drinkable :)

Puh...thanks guys! Then there is hope :)

Did I just make a huge beginners mistake? The bottles I use have not been used for bottle conditioning, but they have had beer in them. I soaked them in hot water (also had hot water in the bottles and shaked them), and then sanitized with StarSan. But I didn't use any detergent or oxyclean...

A little update: SG is still at 1.020. It's been in the fermenter for 2 weeks and 4 days now. The beer tastes good anyway. It's clear, doesn't taste cidery anymore and well...just lacks carbonation. So I'll go ahead and bottle real soon. It will have a somewhat low alcohol percentage...

And a lager pot for boiling. My current 1 gallon pot, won't get me very far when it comes to all grain :P

Yup. I would like to go all grain, but I need some equipment for that first :)

And I thought extract kits would be an easy start, hehe..All grain might be more advanced, but at least you have control :P I did it with brew enhancer, so that might explain it.

At least it shows 1.000 with pure water :)

Ok, thanks! I'll try that. And if after one or two weeks it's still at 1.020?

This is a lager, yes. But the yeast provided in the kit is an ale yeast, so the instructions said to ferment at 19 - 25 C (66 - 77 F ish). I pitched the yeast at 23 C (73 F) and then the temperature was at 20 C (68 F) within 24 hours and has been at that temperature since. 1.008 - 1.010 would...

I've been doing my first batch ever. A Coopers Lager extract kit. Fermentation has stopped after 6 days. OG: 1.042 What worries me, is that FG is at 1.020. I've let it sit for a couple of days now, just to see if there is any progress, but it's still at 1.020. The temperature has been...

Ok, thanks! I guess I'll try the paradox combination of first brew ever...and patience.... :P

I just bought some brewing equipment (fermenter, hydrometer, sanitizer etc.) and some Coopers kits and I have a question. First of all, I realize that these kits aren't the best way to a perfect tasting beer. But this being my first attempt at brewing, I'd like something easy and not very...