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alright i think my brew is ready to bottle, it's stopped bubbling.
I've taken two readings and they have both shown 1000, this seems a little to low to me?

Also I have had a little sample of the gb and I can taste the ginger but it's not as strong as I thought it would be.
and it's not as sweet as ...

thanks guys I might take a reading just so I can compare for later on.
My hydrometer broke before I put the gb down and I didn't get one in time to take the first reading

i thought as much, thanks for the advice

ok just an update and a question.
I've put the gb down and it's been bubbling away nicely.
my question is
it has now been 13 days since I started fermintation and it's still bubbling( my temp 21-22), do I leave it until it stops
or should I look at bottling soon.
and is it worth taking a reading ...

thanks mate, I wasn't to sure with the dextrose.
I might reduce it 500g .

ok I have a can of coopers gb laying about ,Ive read a few post saying how crap it is
but I've decided to give to give it a crack anyway.
I know what ingredients I want to use but my main problem is with sugar.
I have a 1kg of raw sugar laying around and 1 kg of dextrose.
Ive read on other posts ...

I had the same problem with a Beermakers Draught,probably bottled to early.My local hb shop told me to add a splash of cold water in the bottom of my jug before i pour the beer in.It worked a treat!

I'll give it a shot

cheers

I could be wrong about the 1050 my hydrometer is hard to read, I've been meaning to get a new one.
I do remember when I put the brew down the weather was really iffy, really hot days with cold nights.
I opened another bottle last night but this time I cracked the top and let it sit in the fridge for ...

Lachy

I had the feeling I might of bottled it a bit early or it got contaminated, but the bubbling had stopped and I checked the SG over 3 consecutive days and it remained the same so i thought it was ready to bottle.
the SG readings was
Before adding yeast 1050
before bottling 1012

The question I ...

yeah did as the Can suggested and added 2 drops per large bottle( plastic bottles).
No explosions yet.
I can get 2 bottles for one glass of beer.
I even tried opening the bottles and waiting a bit to see if the bubbles die down before pouring,
but the beer goes warm before the bubbles stop.
still ...

it's crazy how bubbly it is, my first brew was fine but it was a simple coopers lager using brewing sugar.
the mexican tastes ok , but the bubbles overpower it.

ok
I put down my second brew about 3 months ago, it was the coopers mexican can.
I thought I'd try A coopers brew enhancer as well just to see if it made a difference.
Well I tried a bottle today and it has that much bubbles that i get about 95% head when I pour it into a glass.
it is so fizzy it's ...

could you use the cooper's GB kit with this recipe?
I just ask because I have this kit and from what I've read it's not good.
And I'm keen to get rid of it.

cheers

hi guys
I put my first brew down 4 days ago (coopers kit) and it has been bubbling away nicely until now.
now it only bubbles every so often, yesterday it was roughly bubbling every 2 seconds.
Is this normal?
I have my temp at 21 degree's if that helps.

cheers

luke