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appreciate that Jag 75, thank you

are you UK based? I'm now considering continuing bottling but using a soda stream to purge bottles prior to filling.

looking at kegs - are they all 19l? I brew (as I expect others do) 23l batches?

thanks again for all your messages. It looks like the recipes I have been brewing are never going to be close to the NEIPA style I prefer. Either way it seems that Kegging has to be the way forward to reduce oxidation Now I have to learn how to use a keg system and how to bottle from it!

I guess you are right, my preference is more NEIPA. The kind of beers I prefer are; Fruju https://www.bigsmokebrew.co.uk/fruju Hazey Days https://www.thelondonbeerfactory.com/product/hazey-daze/ and one I recently discovered Auric...

so no real way of avoiding it if dry hops is to be added

thank you for all feedback. I still think I am expecting too much from a simple canned kit and would achieve better results with a part grain kit. I will try your idea of less time fermenting and dry hopping, however, if not cold crashing I would imagine the beer will be much more cloudy due to...

when you say purging, I assume you mean with Co2 - the answer is no. As for kegging etc. I don't think I am there yet in terms of ability. So it looks like I need to explore beer types other than IPA's that are not susceptible to oxidation. Perhaps the Coopers FV with krausen collar that allows...

In order, they smelt good, they were vacuum packed. I should have explained a little more. This batch, I did use bottled spring water so hoping for a significant improvement than the normal tap water used in previous batches. In terms of process, I fermented for 16 days before cold crashing for...

Hi All, This is my 4th batch since brewing again and bottled a Beerworks President's Sierra Pale Ale Kit on 6th February which is now carbonating. https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/presidents-sierra-american-pale-ale-beerworks-craft-brewery-series/ I dry hopped with 50g Citra for 5 days at the end...

Is anyone familiar with this bucket that comes with a coopers kit? I have just brewed my 4th batch which is a pale ale (not coopers) and whilst I love the bucket in the main, there is a slight ridge above the tap that allows sediment to settle on. When draining the bucket to bottling bucket...

no no secondary and the yeast used was in the kit, 20g west coast ale yeast. OG was 1.054 or a little less as this was tested higher than the 20c which is the hydrometer calibration temp

your right, my hydrometer is calibrated at 20c, it was warmer when I tested it just then.

it was a beerworks sierra pale extract kit. problem may have originated from pitching at too higher a temperature and a rapid gravity drop from 1.054 to 1.020 in 3 days.

yes, bottled it, added priming sugar then in water at 22c

Whereabouts are you based?I live in the UK and use a perfectly good 45l plastic box that you can fix a lid to. I also used it to condition the beer using water and an aquarium heater.

It looks like fermentation has stalled at 1. 012 when it should be 1.010 or below. It also tastes a little sweet. Been fermenting 12 days. I have risen the temp 2c Should I throw in some more yeast? Thanks

thanks all for your feedback, much appreciated

using a hydrometer

Looks like the scent has gone which is good. The yeast is a west coast ale yeast 20g. No reason to think it's old, it came with the kit. Suggested fg is 1.010 or below from recollection.