ChristopherZ Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hi all, For the first time, I was feeling confident enough to start a homebrew without reading the instructions first. Sterilize everything, coopers can soaking in hot water, add 3 litres hot water to 1.7 kg sugar, mix in... OK, should have been 0.7 kg, not 1.7 kg. I got an initial SG of 1050, which made me realise I had messed up. It has been bubbling happily for 2 weeks, and is now 1004. I should probably just throw it out, but I found Cooper's recipe for 'Authentic IPA': http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/how-to-brew/strong/authentic-ipa which looks like 1.5 kg of fermentables. It smells good and is bubbling every 1-2 mins. Can I bottle it? I use PET 1 litre bottles, and carbonation drops (2 per bottle). Thanks, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanS8 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 G'day Chris, going by the SG i'm guessing things should turn out fine. What was the recipe ? Brendan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherZ Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Coopers Pale Ale + 1.7 kg Kitchen variety sucrose. Wasn't really thinking too hard at the time (obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 That might not taste the best [sick] If not just mark it down as a lesson learnt and move on. More malt and less sugar [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherZ Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Well, I live in Reykjavik, Iceland, and a tin of this stuff costs me $40: http://aman.is/Vorur/Bjor/Coopers/ So I guess my question is, just how bad is it going to taste? $40 worth of bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Only you can answer that question. There are lots of people that actually like kit and sugar beers. You will just have to wait and see. Are grains expensive there? An option may be to start doing partial mashes for the extra fermentables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I think that will turn out a thin and rough tasting beer due to too much simple sugars. As already said more malt, less sugar is key to good beers. Only time will tell but I wouldn't expect to turn out a great beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherZ Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 OK, but the bottles wont explode on me? And there is a good chance I will get secondary fermentation? As you can see, my aims are pretty simple right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 If you allow it to ferment completely your bottles won't explode unless they are dirty or overprimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherZ Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hmm Muddy, I'm sensing some hesitancy. Am I wrong in imagining you tipping this batch down the sink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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