rayhat
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OK bought the coopers kit Lager and three refills Fathers Day gift from the wife 2013. $200. First brew "Lager" Good. Nice carbonation little head retention which is what I like. Taste OK. Bottled with carbonating drops. Followed directions. Pleased with results. Not writing any letters about it. Second brew "Thomas Coopers Selection Wheat". went ok but has been fermenting at 80 degrees steady for 4-5 days. Thats how it goes. Whats done is done. Looks fine. 44OG to start, 07 for the last 3 days its going in a keg. One batch and I'm Kegging. (4 Cornys (2 Ball 2 Pin) a 20LB and a 5Lb with Co2 in both for $100. Dual cornelius gauges $50 I'm going to split in two . One for dispensing in keezer and one to pressurize and force carb if I choose. New O-rings, lube, hose, QC, relief valve, 2 poppets, co2 shutoffs w/backflow $110. $460 total with four beer kits. Month and a half, go figure.) I digress. I am thinking of crushing half of the amount of carbonation tabs for bottling, because it has been said less sugar when kegging, about half, topping off with co2 and letting sit at a cooler 72 degrees for a couple of weeks or until I actually get a freezer to convert. The 80 degrees I can not change the past but what about the carbonation. Bad Idea? Its going down that way unless someone has done the same with tragic results. By the way the Hydrometer reading tasted pretty good at day 3 and 4. These Cooper kits are short on fermentation and long on bottling. First post. Any thoughts.