I am very new to home brewing and am having a basic attempt at brewing some Coopers English Bitter.
I have it in a 5 gallon fermenter at the moment, just as it was out of the packet, nothing else added.
I was going to just get a syphon and syphon it straight from first fermentation into some plastic 2 liter coke bottles after three weeks of fermenting. Then basically start drinking it 'if it tasts ok ish'
My questions are as follows:
1) When i syphon it into the coke bottles do i need to add anything else, i've seen priming sugar mentioned but i dont need it to be fizzy as it is meant to be bitter?
2) How do i know if it has finished fermenting, i have just bought a hydrometer but i took no initial readings?
3) Also have you any other tips for improving my plan highlighted above? i do realise that there is a good chance this beer is going to taste pretty rotten lol
Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer such basic questions,
Cheers,
Felix
I have it in a 5 gallon fermenter at the moment, just as it was out of the packet, nothing else added.
I was going to just get a syphon and syphon it straight from first fermentation into some plastic 2 liter coke bottles after three weeks of fermenting. Then basically start drinking it 'if it tasts ok ish'
My questions are as follows:
1) When i syphon it into the coke bottles do i need to add anything else, i've seen priming sugar mentioned but i dont need it to be fizzy as it is meant to be bitter?
2) How do i know if it has finished fermenting, i have just bought a hydrometer but i took no initial readings?
3) Also have you any other tips for improving my plan highlighted above? i do realise that there is a good chance this beer is going to taste pretty rotten lol
Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer such basic questions,
Cheers,
Felix