How long does coopers homebrew take

Ferment ales at Preferably at I go out 7am this morning and my Coopers Draught is still bubbling away but my Cooper Ginger beer is dead silent. The yeast rehydration water was around 24 deg when I put it in and the Ginger Beer wort was at 23 deg when I pitched it and was at 20deg overnight, so I shouldn't have killed the yeast, and it showed as much activity as the Draught yeast when I rehydrated it?????? What have I done??? I going to get anither yeast this morning, rehydrate it and pitched another batch in the Ginger Beer but other than this I am lost.

So, my questions are 1 What would the ideal fermentation temperature be when using Coopers tin Brews doing Draught this time and plan on Real Ale next batch, but keen to try a few?? Thanks in advance finners Home Brew Virgin. I would lower your brew temps to 18 deg and leave them in the fermenter for 2 weeks, you'll find they will taste quite a bit better.

Also if you can get your hands on some good yeast from your local HBS that will improve it two fold. Ales at 18 deg and lagers at 12 deg.

So reading this I went to the shed and turn my cupboard down to 20 deg which gave me a happy medium between the 18 and 22 and gave a little each side for fluctuation. Will look into better yeast soon, not sure how to culture from bottle but will read up. In three weeks I week ferment, 2 weeks bottle or any combination of these you will get beer A longer controlled ferment and longer storage will improve your kit to good beer.

Aussiekraut Posted May 28, The Captain!! Ha ha ha legend. Equipment plays a massive part in the quickness of a beer.

There is also yeast selection. It also depends on quality, or your expectations. Beerlust Posted May 28, Beer Baron Posted May 28, Do you need to store it in a dark place, do you? I don't know much. Vielen Dank! Hairy Posted May 28, I made my kids sleep outside in a tent when I started brewing and needed the room too!! Otto Von Blotto Posted May 28, Posted May 29, BlackSands Posted May 30, Posted May 30, edited.

Edited May 30, by BlackSands. ChristinaS1 Posted May 30, Posted May 30, Cheers, Christina. Otto Von Blotto Posted May 30, Instigator Posted May 30, Once you put down a batch, you're always like:. Deserve a few tonight. Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted May 30, Beer Baron Posted May 30, How hard is it to brew? How long does it take? How much does it cost? Where do I start? Explore Brew Kits. Are you of legal drinking age? I haven't used a Cooper's kit, but when I started my first batch I read and then ignored the instructions that came with my ingredients and followed John Palmer's instructions.

Coopers Kits will get you home-brewed beer, and that is about it. Don't expect a lager-style of beer, even if the kit says its a lager because you won't get it. Neither the instructions nor the yeast that come with the kit are appropriate for a lager. Some of the other guidelines in the instructions are horribly out-dated as well. It is pretty well accepted these days you need to dedicate weeks to fermentation, at least.

Also, I would say C F is too warm of a fermentation temperature, but this can vary based on the yeast. These kits are what they are I'll just say that there is alot of room for improvement with some pretty minimal upgrades in equipment and procedure. Good luck! Most of the simple lower gravity beers do finish fermentation in 1 week but the second week in the fermenter helps the heavier yeast drop out of suspension and makes racking easier.

I've tried to rush beers too fast a couple times. I think more happens in the bottles that just carbonation, the flavor seems to clear up and get i'm no trained judge or anything so this term is the best i can come up with crisper and more pronounced.

I had an Irish Red that my friends and I really enjoyed it spent 2 weeks in the fermenter and 2 in the bottle. Then the next weekend it was even better.

The hop flavor seemed sharper and you could pick out a mild roast flavor from the steeping grains I used. I don't know if there was some off flavor masking those flavors or what but it was an amazing difference with just one week. By all means try a few bottles after 2 weeks of conditioning but wait to really enjoy it the next weekend. You seem to be on the right track im sure your beer will turn out just fine.

Lots of good advice for you so far - then one thing i would stress to you is also the fermentation tempratures. Try no to let it get up in the 70's - brewed a batch one time and a surprise heat wave hit us. Drink 6 of them before bed and wake up the next morning like you have been drinking heavy for a week straight - head ready to explode lol Cheers. Hey there, I didn't want to start a new thread as this one is good to follow on from I have been using the coopers kit, as well as being a first time brewer.

It's been fermenting for 7 days with some good healthy signs such as foam and scum build up inside the fermenter. It started with an OG of as expected but I'm getting a reading of instead of after 7 days and the foam has all gone so I'm worried that perhaps it's stuck. My question is Can I leave it for another week or so to continue fermenting or is the disappearance of the foam an indication that it has finished or stuck?

Many thanks, Alex. Just a general rule of thumb that I go by is: 3 weeks primary fermentation 3 weeks in the bottle. Thanks for the speedy reply! So although there is no more foam and other such visible activity, it's still probably fermenting?