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Update: I finally bottled my beer after a total of 2 weeks or so, the final gravity being stable at 1.013. Now the point is, according to the following formula: ((OG-FG)/7.46)+0.5, the projected ABV is 3.1%!!! ((1033-1013)/7.46)+0.5=3.1 Does this make any sense or does it mean there is...

Thanks for that. But what about I need a lower temperature? :)

I'd just like to ask 2 more questions: - what is the best way to control the temperature so that it is 1) stable 2) not over or below the recommended temperature? i know there's a range of heating belts available on the market but are they recommendable? are there any better devices? and what...

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions with very detailed, comprehensive and thorough hints and tips! Also, I will definitely have a look at your suggested reading! Sorry to make you reason in metric terms ;) Cheers! :)

Fair dinkum? ;) I think I tried the Redback before.. there are two different types though.If I'm not wrong, they are both wheat beers, but one is cloudy and the other one is clear. One of the very few wheat beers in Australia (unfortunately)!

Thanks. I'll follow your suggestion to wait longer! Is there any risk I will have waited too long? Say, if in a week, two weeks or whatever the FG is still the same, can I assume it won't ever go below those values, hence bottle? Is there a time limit over which it will be 'too late'? Cheers!

Thanks for the prompt reply! I took it for granted and forgot to say that I'm brewing using a canned constituent for dummies like me :-p So what I did was (following the instructions in the Coopers homebrew kit booklet): sanitise the bin with the sanitiser from the same brand and all the...

Hi all! This is my first post about my first brewing experience. I'm brewing Coopers Bitter in Australia. I'm using an hydrometer. I recorded the OG last monday (16.03.09) when i made the wort and it was 1.033 (already something wrong with this since I read it should be at about 1.042?). I've...