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    Coopers dark ale

    Hello all I'm going to be purchasing the coppers dark ale kit soon, but I was wondering, with this kit, as it's not lager, do i still need to prime it with the carbonation drops? Or does this specific kit not require that? Also, I want to make it stronger than 5%. Any tips on how to do so...
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    Is my 1st batch ruined?

    Morning folks, Ok my 1st batch of beer was bottled a while back. I cleaned and sterilised all 45 of my bottles etc I opened one last night, it tasted good, it wasnt very fizzy or foamy though. I have put that down to just one carbonation drop instead of 1 and half (500ml bottles). I had 3...
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    Low OG

    Hello all again. Right I've just made my coopers European lager and the original gravity was 1035 (has since changed to 1030). Is that normal? Just seems low with people quoting 1042 etc? The thing is I made a normal coopers lager a couple of weeks ago and the OG on that was also 1036. Do you...
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    Coopers european lager

    Ello Has anyone used this kit? If so what experiences have you had? It says to leave it bottled for 13 weeks for best results, but at the moment all my bottles are full with my first batch ;). Can anything go wrong at all if I leave it in the fomenter for a prolonged period? Say a month maybe...
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    Coopers european lager kit

    As anyone here tried this one? Is it any good? It says to leave it bottled for 13 weeks for best results, but at the moment all my bottles are full with my first batch ;). Can anything go wrong at all if I leave it in the fomenter for a prolonged period? Say a month maybe more? Also what...
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    Reading help

    Hello again. When I started my beer on the 27th. The reading was 1034. I have just another today after 3 days and removed the Krausen collar and the reading is now 1020. Is that good or bad? I dont understand :(. It did have loads of foam and now it's settled to just patches on top. But...
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    Ultimate n00b advice

    Hello, New to this brewing game. I recently got the coopers DIY kit for Christmas. (lager) got it all set up and it's fermenting away at 22-24'c. My 1st reading was 34. That was this morning but that doesn't really mean much to me :). Couple of questions. It's been going a few hours now...
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