I have just made my first coopers stout homebrew well it is in the fermenter coopers say it should take 4-6 days depending on the temp My temp is about 24 dec the airlock is bubbeling very slowly should I bottle now or should I wait till the airlock balances out made brew monday late arvo today is sunday
I love stout but gueenis has a bitter after taste can I do anythign that will help not have this taste ( Note) not that I wil be doing playing around with beer till I have 100% rate with just the can
Patience, Patience, Patience, Chris. I think all "newbies" fall into this trap. Cannot blame them. They want to get at the end result. Myself included.
I began 32 years ago. Read the instructions. 'bottle 5 days, drink in 7' Can be done but is not enjoyable. My first batch was bottled in 10 days. A week later, went to the brother-in-laws with a 6-pack to try. Terrible! Man, was I disappointed. Packed it away in the store room and forgot it. Remembered it a month or two later and tried it then. Had it ever improved! Very enjoyable.
I make it a point to tell my home brew friends and acquaintances that Home Brewing is an experiment. Try different brands, combinations and manufacturers. I've never had a bad beer. Some are better than others. If you find something you like, stick with it. I prefer to do something different each time.
Coopers is a great product. I produced an excellent Stout using Coopers Stout LME and a John Bull light DME instead of corn sugar. A week to 10 days in primary and
2 weeks in secondary. Siphon back into primary vessel and add 1 cup priming corn sugar for bottling.
Check at your supply store for others to compare notes with.
I'm still a newbie myself, but this much I can tell you: If the airlock is still bubbling, then the yeast is still turning sugars into CO2 and alcohol. Give the yeast time to finish its work, and you'll have better beer. A few extra days in the fermenter won't hurt anything, and the solids will have more time to settle to the bottom. Avoid stirring up the stuff on the bottom when you siphon your beer into your bottling bucket - There will always be some yeast sediment in naturally carbonated bottled beer, but less is better.
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