Brew No. 2 - A Re-Cap

Brew No. 2 was a Premium Coopers Sparkling Ale. This second attempt showed signs of improvement or should I say - I created a beer that I enjoyed drinking more than Brew No. 1. It was however darker once again than expected. I noticed with this brew that there was minor taste changes from bottle to bottle which lead me to think that perhaps the shape, size and even the colour of the bottle will effect the brew. This I need to research further and I think a good place to start will be Home Brew Talk. Either way, I am ironing out this variable and only bottling subsequent brews in the same type of bottles. By limiting the variables I hope to increase my ability to learn from each brew. 

I used Coopers Carbonation Drops for the bottling stage. This is a very convenient an easy way to prime the bottles as with Brew No. 1 I used standard white sugar in a teaspoon measure which got tedious and messy. Also white sugar gave Brew 1 it's fruity taste - not desirable. Also to quote Brewcraft's website, "When you buy a pack of "BREWING SUGAR" from a supermarket, check the label to see what's in it. If it says "SUCROSE", this is the same as ordinary white sugar & it is definitely not glucose or dextrose. This stuff will give your beers that fruity/cidery taste that experienced brewers try to avoid." So I will continue to use Glucose based priming sugar in the future. 

I am down to my last long neck now but I am planning on saving the it until Brews 3 and 4 are ready for drinking. That way I can compare all three brews with one another.