Bottling my Cooper's Micro Brew home brew kit.
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It fermented at about 78F. It says to invert the bottles in the instructions. I’ve never tried not doing it. Maybe I will.
Comment by CraigTube — November 7, 2009 @ 5:46 pm
Hi, Craig
The Cooper’s Heritage Lager that seemed to have such a long fermenting time came out absolutely great. Lots of carbonation and a great taste. I tried it after about three to four weeks and I loved it. Fairly good alcohol content. One question: any way to increase the alcohol content? Adding more sugar during bottling would increase it but would the bottles explode? I use carbonation drops. As always, I love your videos! Thanks!
Comment by tweedles99 — November 14, 2009 @ 12:54 am
Hi Craig, just one question?
my coopers lager is fermented about 4 days (FG) is 1.008 (OG was 1.040) yesterday evening (FG) was 1.020 room temperature is 23 deg. C. My airlock is still active (bubbles). When can I bottle it. should i have to wait so long if the airlock stops? Or not?
Sorry about the language
I’m from Estonia
Comment by teredjxp — November 22, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
I would wait it out. Your airlock is working good and it seems you have a good seal in your fermenter. Give it another couple of days to let it clear a bit and degas.
cheers
Comment by CraigTube — November 22, 2009 @ 3:43 pm
awesome videos.. just got my coopers kit today mixed up 1 of their mexican cerveza and got it fermenting at 23-26 degrees celcius. cant wait till this is finished
Comment by simpat24 — November 24, 2009 @ 1:59 am
wonderful videos!! whats the average alcohol content of this brew?
Comment by ProphetOdeth — December 2, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
about 5%. Thanks.
Comment by CraigTube — December 2, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
Bottling my first Coopers kit today. I got very interested in the product after watching your videos. I am trying the IPA. I will let you know how it turns out.
Comment by crazybrody06 — December 9, 2009 @ 9:44 am
Hey
Comment by TBlazer08 — January 1, 2010 @ 4:08 pm
I love your shirt!
Again, great videos.
Comment by b8sam6cash — January 7, 2010 @ 10:49 pm
hey craig great video, I have had my brew fermenting for 7 days and have taken 2 reading (yesterday and today) and it’s staying at 1.012 (one line under 1.010) is it ok to bottle? and is my beer ruined? the temp is at 22c thanks
Comment by mrharlin — January 17, 2010 @ 12:09 pm
Go ahead and bottle.
Comment by CraigTube — January 17, 2010 @ 12:20 pm
hey craig. i just started brewing and man i go off everything you say and do and i get the best beer…one question..my airlock is sealed and cap on the 6 gallon is sealed…but my air lock doesnt bubble…it did alil one bacth but the one that is goin now it hasnt even bubbled…but my beer always comes out fine lol…what do you think…
Comment by rickyboy951 — January 20, 2010 @ 7:46 pm
just watched ur air locks 101. so everything is sealed . and it works good when i push down on it and it will not go back down tell i let go….the beer is fermenting i really dont know…
Comment by rickyboy951 — January 20, 2010 @ 8:29 pm
Check out my “airlocks 101″ video.
Comment by CraigTube — January 20, 2010 @ 8:33 pm
right on man you know your shit?
Comment by nolanmontess87 — January 22, 2010 @ 2:22 pm
hey craig i just fermented a wheat beer and i waited 8 days to bottle then when i bottled it it was foamy like if it was a reugilar beer. but it had that flat tast like it should tell u bottle it to carbinate it. my hydro meter said it was ready . well 1.010 does that happen or am i going to open a bottle and it expload from to to much carb.
Comment by rickyboy951 — January 26, 2010 @ 1:37 pm
That is normal.
Comment by CraigTube — January 26, 2010 @ 2:50 pm
How exacly do you attatch the bottler onto the spiggot?
-Thanks
Comment by Ste0wnz — January 31, 2010 @ 9:05 am
It just fits on.
Comment by CraigTube — January 31, 2010 @ 10:29 pm
Yeh the spiggot end had an uneven edge, amazing this coopers system isn’t it? pfft
Comment by Ste0wnz — February 1, 2010 @ 12:47 pm
It’s cut on a diagonal to make it easier to attach the bottler. I had no trouble. I didn’t make the kit. Complain to them dude, not me.
Comment by CraigTube — February 1, 2010 @ 2:52 pm
yes… but your the one going all ‘wooo coopers ftw recomend to everyone’ and such arnt yah. What is on the end of the bottler which you attach to the spiggot?
Comment by Ste0wnz — February 1, 2010 @ 2:55 pm
Well I bought the kit thinking it would help people, if that means anything. There’s nothing on the end of the bottler. It just fits inside the end of the spiggot.
Comment by CraigTube — February 1, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
Sorry for being rude Craig mate, turns out i put the end which goes into the bottles to fill them up on the wrong end, if you get me? so i just switched it to the other end and it fitted fine
I was just a bit wound up that the bottler wouldn’t fit 
Good videos describing the processes, to be honest your videos made me buy the kit and i followed your instructions on your videos and not the one provided by the aussies. Cheers anyway and keep up the good work.
Comment by Ste0wnz — February 1, 2010 @ 4:08 pm