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Hey guys, Is this normal? I've just had a llok at my fermenter and i was greeted by the smell of bannanas when i opened the lid. What caused this and is it something to worry about? Also there is a few white floaty bits, dont think its an infection although there was these white bits on the...

Hey all, Would it be possible if i could force carb my beer in my barrell. Ie: connecting the co2 injector up and just leaving it pressurised along with a bit of sugar, basically like force carbing in a corny but on a smaller scale. Thanks.Josh.:mug:

Hey all, I bottled my beer around 1 week ago, added all the sugar and they have carbed up. When should i put them in a cold place? I was thinking of putting them in my conservatory where its around 7 degrees celcius.:mug:

Argh!! My stout that i pitched yesterday has suspectly stopped. The krausen was touching the lid within 10 hours of pitching, sounds good, although ive just checked now and theres no bubbles what so ever, and wierdly enought the SG's gone up!! The OG was 1045 and now its 1050!! Should i get to...

Any software for iphone which is free? Thanks.josh.

Hi all I was thinking of making a yeast starter tommorow. How long does the yeast starter need to sit as i want to get this stout fermenting asap! Failing that i may just hydrate it in abit of water at about 20 celcius or should i just bung in the dry yeast and quit worrying? Thanks.Josh.

Hi all, Some of you may have been aware that i was planning a coopers irish stout, well anyway i went to my LHBS and they didnt have any coopers irish stout just the normal one. But i was wanting a irish stout so he reccomended to me the muntons irish stout. So i went ahead and bought...

Hi all, What Wyeast would you recconmend for a coopers irish stout? I was going to make a starter with 200 g of brewing sugar.:mug:

As the title says, which is you favorite kit and why? Looking for some "next brew" ideas. Got some brewmaker bitter in ATM, then the coopers irish stout then i may do a lager/light ale type brew, so any kits you can recconmend? Thanks.

Hey all, could i use normal sugar for priming? I have been told to use 150g of sugar but how many teaspoons am i looking at? I watched a video earlier and he said as a rule of thumb to use 1 teaspoon per 500ml, is this correct? Thanks.

Hi all, I'm new so if i say anything wrong please correct me but here we go. Does this sound like a good mix?; 1-Coopers irish stout extract (1.7KG) 1-Coopers light spray malt (500g) 1-Coopers dark spray malt (500g) 1-brewing sugar (300g) 1-Coopers standard yeast 1- water (up to 5 gal)...