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Tastes so good already, it started at 1.044, and now it's sitting at 1.008. So I guess that reads at 4.8%, maybe it will hit 5.3% after secondary fermentation, that's such a nice number for me - just what I wanted :)

Ahh right I understand, yeah I obviously didn't let the beer finish fermenting before I dry hopped. I did notice as soon as I put the hops in it seemed to kick start the fermenting a lot more again, I had another largish layer of foam appear not long after. DocScott - You mentioned a several...

Hmm think I'll go with 30g of Citra 5-7 days before bottling then. Will the aroma be better on day 5 or 7, I would like quite a strong hop smell. Like I said earlier I have just finished my English Bitter and there is hardly any hop aroma to that, I put the dry hops in on day 3 or 5 (I'm not...

Hello all. I'm currently fermenting my second ever beer and as it won't be long before I put in the hops for dry hopping I would like to know which would be a better option - Citra or Cascade? Here are the ingredients I have currently used: Thomas Coopers IPA tin 1KG Light Dry Malt...

I've tasted the brew and it seems pleasant to be honest so I'm happy. I usually go for drinks around 5-5.5% and this is going to turn out at around 4.2% I think which isn't too bad but I would have liked 5% but the beer enhancer I used goes to 4.5% max I think. Oh well I have an IPA lined up...

Yeah I thought it was a little high, at the start of the fermentation 3-4 days my heat belt hadn't arrived so I was just using a radiator and the temperature was more around the 21-23 mark. Since the belt has arrived I have been putting it at the highest part of the fermentation vessel where the...

Oh also should I be keeping it between 21-27 degrees celsius for the whole duration of 2-3 weeks in the fermentor, or is that just for the initial 3-6 days for the yeast to do it's main job? It's sitting at 25-26c right now.

Ok then I'll give it 2-3 weeks at least, I really am impatient though! I started a dry hop on like day 3 with some pellets, should I now do another towards bottle day since I'm leaving it a lot longer than I first anticipated.

Yeah sorry I meant 1.011, the Coopers instructions said take gravity readings every day after day 6 and when it reaches the same reading for 2 days straight it's ready. I just thought 1.011 was a little high. I guess there is no harm in leaving it for a few more days.

Hello everyone, I started my Coopers English Bitter (my first ever brew) 7 days ago and all the bubbling and foam subsided days ago. Yesterday and today I have been stuck at 0.011 on the hydrometer - does this mean it's ready? I just thought that 0.011 was a little high on the readings to...

Hmm well I only have a Cooper's Starter Kit for now, wouldn't just using the Bottling valve & tube on the fermenter be just fine, then adding the carbonation drops to the bottles (which I'm guessing are just sugar?). What is the main reason for using a separate bucket, to separate the most...

Oh right cheers for that, I guess I didn't match the right hops but oh well I'm learning. By the way just before I bottle the brew should I give the contents a slight stir so that all the hops etc is distributed etc, or will this just cause too much sediment etc to mix in with everything - even...

Hello uniondr. It was only a very slight shake, nothing major at all - god I hope I don't end up with beer that tastes like wet cardboard that doesn't sound good at all! To be honest I didn't really know what to order when it came to the hops so I just ordered the Citra and Cascade randomly...

Hello all hows your weekend going. I just started making my first ever home brew on Friday and am quite excited about the whole experience, it's still bubbling away. Here is the recipe I used, you may see some errors in here but like I said it's my first brew. Coopers English Bitter Coopers...