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I know the coopers beer kits are meant for brewing 6gal brews, but a lot of other kits I found online are meant to brew 5. Will the extra headspace in my fermenter be a problem?

various levels of quality in terms of bacteria levels or do you mean taste? Risk factors as in off-tastes or infection? the water i would use tastes perfectly fine but i assumed he boiled all of his water to prevent infection which i didn't know was at risk by using the drinking water from the...

In one of the videos from that youtube link, it shows when he pours the water in his fermenter to top the wort off and bring it to fermenting temperatures. he mentions that that big jug of water has been pre-boiled to keep that water sanitized. Is it necessary to pre-boil that much water? I...

I was looking over at Northern Brewer and the bavarian hefeweizen caught my eye, however, the instructions say that i need a carboy to do secondary fermentation in.. I don't have a carboy and was wondering how the beer will turn out if i left that step out? as far as austin homebrew, i saw...

New brewer here as well, what is the disadvantage to doing a partial boil vs a full 5gal boil and topping the fermenter off with water? Seems like a good way to bring the wort back to fermenting temperature. my brew kit + beer kit should be on the way soon and I was planning on doing a partial...

I don't really see anything nearby after viewing those websites.. What websites do you guys order from? I'm looking for Coopers complete beer kits and star san at the moment. Amazon has some coopers kits I was interested with free shipping and no tax but they don't have star san available...

My girlfriend ended up winning the bid for the used coopers kit pictured above. Scored it for $10.50 + $19.95 shipping for a total of $30.45 delivered to my door. Does anybody have any recommendations for the first type of Ale I should brew? Can I brew beer kits that other manufacturers sell...

I am definitely shopping around for a stock pot.. However, I was planning on brewing in-doors and just using the stove for now. I'm still not familiar on the details of what full boiling or half boiling or whatever means and what effects it has on the types of beers you can brew. I'll need to...

Hey guys, I'm new here and also new to home brewing. I have been reading up on some starter kits and have come across a Used Coopers Microbrewery Kit for sale. Owner says he has only used it twice and it comes with everything in the original kit minus the ingredients. I think I can get it for...