EWildcat7 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 - Last night I had one of my beers and it was fantastic! A very welcome surprise compared to the first few I had. I made the lager that came with the kit and, at the advice of several on here, I tried one each week (starting at week 2) so that I could know the difference that the longer conditioning can make. As some of you may remember, I was very disappointed with the first few. But my patience was rewarded last night (4 1/2 weeks of conditioning) as I had a beer that was worthy of a pub! This may have been slightly short lived as the one that I am drinking right now is not as good as the one last night, but still much much better than the first few. - Yesterday, I posted a question asking whether I needed a new krausen collar since mine had some scratches on it. Completely out of the blue, I got a call from Coopers asking me for my address. They are sending me a new one for free! - Some of you on here know that I was having trouble controlling the temperature with my most recent brew. Before I started brewing, I picked up a second fridge a few months ago with the intention of using it for bottles. Several people on here explained how they use a fridge and the inkbird temperature controller to ferment their beer at the correct temperature. I wasn't sure if mine would work because a) I didn't get it for that purpose, so I didn't measure the size of the inside and b) I couldn't' put the FV in it to find out because it had beer in it. Now that my FV is empty, I just took it out to my fridge. With some very minor modifications (removing the bars on the shelves in the door), I can make the FV fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Man it sounds like your winning! That is great news all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 +1 to Coopers for sending the replacement, truly a customer focused company with excellent customer service. I always remember my first brew, a Coopers sparkling if im correct. Was so impressed and so was my son. Now my main brews are AG but i always turn back the timer and brew a kit & k or use a can as the base for partials. You have just started this incredible journey, advice followed here has essentially taken me from novice to knowledgeable brewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Great news! That’s fantastic ewildcat. Hope that fall into the rabbit hole doesn’t hurt too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Yeh, be careful I’m down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#granted+brew Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I've had a good week in my brewing journey. I'm starting to get a bit of stock up now and have been able to have 5 different beers of my own over the last 5 days. My last Czech Pils on Saturday, a few of my fresh Draught on Sunday, then my mosaic amber ale on Monday. Sampled my first hop slam IPA on Tuesday and yesterday I had a sneaky longneck of my toucan stout at 17 days in glass. Super happy with the IPA and OMG the stout is awesome! It was one of the few i did with 2 carb drops and I've stashed most of the rest away for a long rest Loving it! Cheers, Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 9:19 PM, The Captain1525230099 said: ...Hope that fall into the rabbit hole doesn’t hurt too much He's got beer now,....that'll ease the pain! Good stuff Wildcat! Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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