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Looking for some ideas on adding hops to an extract brew.I have fresh fuggles,topaz and stella hops.I also have challenger pellets.I was thinking of doing a bitter or lager kit.I know how to do a 10min hop tea boil.Apart from that Im at a loss.I live in the uk,so things like NB extract not...

Just been given a coopers cerveza kit along with some no 2 enhancer.Any ideas how I could improve on this kit? I have some hops I could do a tea with?or maybee add some extra dme?Havnt done any grains yet/dont understand how to steep etc.

Hello fellow searchers of the perfect brew.Im going to do a better brew ipa next,but was thinking of doing a hop tea with some challenger pellets.I also have some stella and topaz hops that I could introduce.Never used hops before so a bit unsue.Any ideas welcome.

I have just got hold of a couple of 19litre carboys.How do I go about doing an extract brew in them?

Done a better brew kit IPA the other day and added some honey and light dme.Problem is it fermented like mad and started blowing wort through my airlock.Panic set in and I made a blow off tube,but as I fitted it to the rubber bung it started pushing the bung further into the bucket lid.I was...

Getting a better brew IPA kit on saturday.Have heard good things about this "bag"kit.Anybody out there got any advice or tips.Was thinking of doing a challenger hop tea to start.But I am unsure how long to boil them for?Also thinking instead of dextrose,I will do a 50/50 light DME,demerara sugur...

I was thinking of doing a hop tea for my next extract brew.How long should I boil them for,and which extract kit should I go for?Bearing in mind that I live in the uk,and my local supplier has mainly muntons,coopers and youngs lme.Any recipes and tips are greatfully recived.

Got a coopers stout ready to get bottled and primed,using grolsch swing top bottles.Thinking of priming with 1 teaspoon of demerera.Would this be ok?

Brewed up some coopers stout today with treacle and dme and demerera.?that was eight hours ago and no sign of ferm starting yet,is this the norm?

Im a new boy to this game,so help me out fellas.I. have now done 2 brews using coopers lme and and I am very happy with the results.I was thinking of doing a porter lme and maybee adding a hop tea and some chocolate dme(if there is such a thing)I live in the uk,so please no exotic ingredients I...

I have done a lager and a english bitter brew from coopers Lme.I have just got my hands on a 5 gallon pressure keg,any ideas how I could use it in future brews?

I have made up a brew of coopers lager(which I am told is not a lager but a pale ale?)and took a hydrometer reading today.It shows it is not at the ready mark(green band)but I will take a reading tomorrow to make sure.It has been fermenting now for 13 days.I used 500gr of dextrose and 500 gr of...

Anyone out there have any info on brewferm belgian lme?any good? Also,when I added dme(muntons light) recently to a brew it caked up on the stiring spoon and formed lumps in the brew,after plenty of elbow grease was applied to the stiring the lumps disolved.Is this the norm or should I add it in...

Could anyone tell me if coopers lager LME is pre hopped or not,as I was thinking of turboing it up with some hops/pellets and DME.

Hello everyone,have got a brew secondary fermenting in Grolsch bottles in the garage for 6 days now.Trouble is, have tried two and the sugar I put in before filling hasnt seemed to work yet.I used ordinary cane sugar,I put 1 tsp in some 1.5 and 2 in others.Temp in there is about 16 degrees/63f...

Help,I have allready done a coopers LME english bitter which is secondary fermenting in bottles in my garage.All seems well with this.I have now started on a coopers lager LME which I have done exactly the same except I have added some DME aswell.The thing that worries me is its in a warm boiler...

If I make up a hop tea,say using saaz pellets can I just use this with a coopers or muntons lager LME and some light DME and expect a decent tasting pilsner?what about temp for secondary fermentation?An inquiring mind asks for help.

Total novice to the craft so please help.Got a coopers lager fermenting at a nice steady warm temp.Got it mixed with500g dme/500g dextrose. Q1.Do I have to Lager this brew? Q2.what is Lagering,and how do I do it? Q3.Should I use Coopers priming capsuals to prime or something else?

Got a batch of coopers lager fermenting as we speak its on its second day.Once the hydrometer settles on "ready" for two consecutive readings I know I can bottle condition,but would like to leave for a while as I have been told it will improve.Is this correct?if so how long can I leave it and...

Hi everyone,have just started brewing a coopers lager kit but have added 500 g of light spray malt with 500g of dextrose.Will this work ok?Have allready got a batch of coopers english bitter secondary fermenting in grolcsh bottles,have primed them using ordinary sugar.Any advice would be really...