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The ginger beer came out really nice, out of 12 bottles there is one left. the neighbours came back for more . I'll put more ginger in next time though. The recipie used powdered ginger but I used fresh, I should have doubled the fresh as powdered is much stronger...But it was still well worth the ...

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I don't know how to read these. It's sitting on the green which says beer,

The markings on the hydrometer for beer start and finish start at orange which is 40 and go up to green which is 10..it's sitting exactly on the green, it's not sinking or rising, I've taken four readings, with the twirl ...

The air lock has stopped bubbling. It's day 6. I don't quite understand the hydrometer, I'm using the one from my Uncles kit that came with the coopers..It's got beer mark orange to green on the 1.000

It was sitting on 22 this morning, It's still on 22 this evening, I still have the towels around it, even though it's alot cooler today..If we get another hot day like yesterday I'll put the fan in there as well..

Thanks everyone for your help and encouragement...

Thanks for keeping my confidence up..

I haven't toled my uncle yet. I think he's hoping mine will flop so that he can say he can make beer..Thats ok

The neighbours hanging out for the first taste to see what it's like.

I'll have to wait till someone comes home to help me lift it into the laundry sink..I have 5 wet towels around it, but it's still sitting at 28. It may have even been hotter in the mid afternoon..

Oh well my uncle did say you usually have to throw the first one out..Maybe I could use it for beer ...

Darn...The temp was on 30, I wrapped a wet towel around it as you said and it has taken it down to 28, so I wrapped another couple around...

Is it ruined...I only made it yesterday

Should have been Aunt Jill..I was talking on the phone while submitting my profile :oops: Too late once I hit the submit..I could create another profile or just leave people wondering..LOL

I'm using the plastic bottles for the GB, for my first attempt anyway, I remember all the exploding bottles ...

I bought the coopers kit for my Uncle, I was only going to make Ginger beer but he doesn't want to start it just yet and I couldn't wait. I found a brewer shop on Saturday, very interesting and extremely helpful, bought another fermenter and the Premium home brew VB kit.

I watched the coopers video ...

I've let it go. I had the same thought, it might come out abit stronger, I'll start adding the extra sugar each day from tomorrow evening. Thanks for your input, have you made a batch yet

I bought a coopers beer kit (haven't started that yet) I also want to make ginger beer but looking at the ingredients on the cooper ginger beer, I don't like the idea of all the artificial flavourings especially sacarin for suger so I've decided to try the old fashion way..

.I started it off last ...