Coopers kit,have to wait though

Wils110

So the OH got me the coopers lager kit for Christmas and i have to wait till then to play with it

Just wondering could any of you guys give some advice on how to get the best results so I don't F?&@ up the first batch

I got plastic bottles with it but I can get glass bottles from the local if I want brothers a bar man would glass be better and should I get another fermenting vessel

Any help appreiciated

KAGY

Wils110 wrote: »

So the OH got me the coopers lager kit for Christmas and i have to wait till then to play with it

Just wondering could any of you guys give some advice on how to get the best results so I don't F?&@ up the first batch

I got plastic bottles with it but I can get glass bottles from the local if I want brothers a bar man would glass be better and should I get another fermenting vessel

Any help appreiciated

The plastic bottles are fine
The advice I got here when I started was:
Sterilize everything
Ignore the temperature in the instructions, 18-20 is better, but it'll take two weeks
Don't use ordinary sugar, use the brew enhancer or spraymalt for more body
You don't need to rack to a second fermenter, I still don't, but its harder to get consistent carbonation and you'll end up with more sediment in the bottle.
From my experience don't use too much boiling water, or it's a pain to get the temp down, 2 l is enough,
It's not really that hard, also check beoir.org for a good how to

BeerNut

The how-to is here.

Good luck, and don't be disheartened if your first attempt isn't great.