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The coopers kit has a weird set up also. The lid just sits on and doesn't lock down aside from two little plastic clips, and there is no airlock. if its not completely air tight the gases will seep out and you will be fine, there is also a lot of head space in their kit. Knowing what I know now...

gravity is down to 1.015 Looks like this is going to be a relly light brew. Not very excited about that. Also I did not a green apple taste. not terrible though, I am going to leave it to condition for another week and test it again before bottling

it tastes Like BEER!!!!

good deal. The packaging was pretty vague. Labled "yeast" I don't recall but it was probably in quotes too LOL. Ive done some research and coopers changed their fermenting container I have the new one and it doesn't even have an air lock, The lid is held on by two little plastic clips. I'm just...

Aaannd the book I am reading says bottle conditioning at a weeks time is a mistake...How long can you leave the primary on the trub(insert fancy beer word)Before moving to the bottle. At this juncture i do not have a proper secondary container.

I read that green apple flavors come from aldehyde which yeast will consume during later stages of fermentation.

The big lopsided head it had seems to have leveled out across the surface, temp is about 56F and should be pretty constant at this point. The "recipe" and again i use that term loosely, says that after approx 3 days the foam will settle, remove the collar to take out the funk that sticks to the...

I tried to at least document my screw ups so i can figure things out a little easier. LOL the only reason I pitched that hot was because the "recipe" and i use that term very loosely said it was ok if it was off a few degrees but to add the yeast as soon as possible. Could I have simply waited...

Using a Coopers brew kit I started a Lager last night from concentrate. I know im a newb for that. Fermenter Has a nice foamy head on it after 24hrs so I guess I didn't ruin it by pitching a little hot at 96F. Will try harder to get it down next time. Not sure if I started too hot with the dry...