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Thats a really good point pixelboy. a couple of extra bucks is worth the support and convenience.

Thanks Warra

Was just thinking if it works for plants ......................

we finally have krausen on my brew after only five days. it looked lovely and foamy in a nice light brown color. I feel I can finally be sure its fermenting and not just sitting there taking up space in my brew cupboard. Still no bubbles and I would like bubbles might record the sound and play it to ...

Yeah i can understand, Mine has almost five days up now and the airlock has no ploppage at all and when i reset it yesterday after taking the hydrometer reading the water level has not leveled off so i think the fermenter is currently in a very weak negative pressure. lol the joys of learning how to ...

Ok just filled my test flash a bit quick and have a nice head on it and a lot of little bubbles rising from the depths, I will have to wait for the foam to die down to get the reading but I'm now a lot less stressed.

and doing a bit of reading on Bohemian yeast it would appear it is a very slow ...

Kev do you think it would be worth while taking a hydrometer reading I had another look and think I may been dreaming when I thought it had gotten a bit thicker or is the sediment layer evidence enough to say its itself fermenting?

A bohemian lager yeast would be bottom fermenting and would not give as vigorous a result as the Coopers yeast you may be used to. I must say if you have ideas of drinking this beer one week after pitching you may not be very impressed with the result, especially when fermenting at 24C!

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Ok thanks for the reply Tim

I just opened it up to take a quick peek and the top is clear with one little tiny bubble patch about 5mm across and nothing else. Been over two days now and the temp has dropped to 20-22 on the thermometer should i try bringing the temp up alittle?

Hey Guys thanks for the help with the first lager, been drinking it for a couple of weeks and tastes great.

I am pretty sure I'm just after a bit of reassurance here, I started a Cascade spicy ghost yesterday, originally I planned to use SafLager yeast and ferment in the fridge again but got home ...

Thanks very much warra

Thought that might be the case with the hydrometer. I'm loving this learning curve I'm on at the moment.

Got another question for you guys.

When reading my hydrometer is it best to wait until the beer I'm testing has gone flat in the tube? I have been spinning the hydrometer and dislodging bubbles that stick to the sides of the tube but Im still getting a much lower reading after waiting half an hour ...

yeah you got it one guys the kit came with the lager.

Prob would have chosen an ale as my first had I put much thought into it. The yeast idea actually came from here i think it is in the recipes section that they mention the different yeast rather than using the one supplied with the kits. I was ...

Thanks Kevnlis

I would have one but I don't have any yet this my first batch.

I guess I'm just being impatient, tasted the brew when i first mixed it and then again when I have tested the s/g and I'm pretty happy with the most recent tasting at this rate it will be half drinkable.

Thanks Guys

Well its got me stuffed just went to take another reading and its bubbling like it was a week ago. From the start when it was bubbling it was only a bubble every five seconds or so. Is this normal for a brew at 12 degrees?

I did twirl the hydrometer and also ran it around the edge of ...

Hi guys

I'm having a slight drama from my first brew. It's a Brewcraft Munich lager with brewcraft enhancer no 15 added, Instead of the yeast in the kit used a Saflager yeast from the LHBS because i was impatient to be started and had an empty fridge in the shed which enabled me to keep the temp ...