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I have had a brew fermenting for 12 days.After 5 days airlock activity had ceased,so i thought i would leave it an extra day or so to make sure the yeast had done its thing.I didnt take an sg reading,but on day 7 there was airlock activity again,say 1 bubble every 30-45 seconds.It is now day 13 and ...

Tried a bottle of my latest and greatest brew last week,and what a fine beer it turned out to be.I thought i would go to the next level from your off the shelf coopers kit,although a little bit more expensive it was more than worth it.It consisted of a can of Coopers Premium Selection Sparkling Ale ...

I had the same problem with a Beermakers Draught,probably bottled to early.My local hb shop told me to add a splash of cold water in the bottom of my jug before i pour the beer in.It worked a treat!

Yep!I used the supplied yeast.These fancy brews seem a bit of hit and miss with me.The first two i made were just the good old off the supermarket shelf Coopers.Everything went wrong to start with(extremely high temps,spilt half the dextrose so had to mix it with ordinary white sugar half an hour ...

Put in a Cascade Spicy Ghost Draught ,used a brew booster,has been fermenting for about 3 days ,followed strict sterilisation routine as always but for the last 2 days have noticed a sulphury eggy smell coming out of the air lock.I have never experienced this smell before.Is this normal or am i ...

By using different types of sugar say raw,castor etc give a different taste or amount of carbonation?

After an extended absence from homebrewing,I have found a new interest in this rewarding pastime ,the main reason being the cook has been on my back about the price of commercial beer, and, so far ,HB tastes a whole lot better.My first effort was a Coopers Real Ale,brewed back in january during the ...

Thanx warra for the advice, it is much appreciated.Could do with all the information i could get at the moment,being only a novice.

Can anyone tell me how long i can expect it to take to carbonate after fermenting for 2 weeks.I put down a Coopers Bitter ,used Coopers dextrose and thermostatically set immersion heater 24 DEG.O.G was @1038 and F.G.1007.I used a measured dose of white sugar for each bottle .I tried a bottle after 6 ...

i am just about to put in a brew of wander draught which expired in the 10 04.My local home brew shop tells me it should be still ok if the can has not swelled and to add some fresh yeast.I can only try.

Do these work as good as priming with sugar? I used them for my last bottling but not quite convinced because there seems to be lot of variation in levels of carbonation.

What is the most effective way to keep my brew at the right temp.I usually use a thermostatically controlled immersion heater at 24 to 26 deg.Now since visiting this forum i am told that a range of 18 to 22 deg is better. I have read that an old fridge can be used in some sort of way .How can i ...

Is it at all possible to contaminate the brew when taking an sg reading as air either enters through the air lock

I have had my brew in the fermeter for seven days,although it had all but stopped bubbling through the air lock after five days,late on day six it started to bubble slowwly again and is the same today .Should i wait for it to stop bubbling completely before bottling.

Does anyone know if you can still purchase the udl style home brews such as bourbon and cola,vodka and orange etc etc.Did a few awhile ago but cant seem to find them anymore for some reason.

That is wat i wanted to hear thought i was screwed.Dont know all that much about it yet.thanx

Abuot 30 to 32 but only for 3 to 4 hours as the temperature dropped off really quickly to about mid twenties. Every day since it has only reached mid to high twenties.thermo tab is reading a constant 26 deg

Having been absent from the home brewing scene for about ten years due to a few bad experiences i thought it was about time i got back into it again.So the other day during the hot spell I had the wizzbang idea of putting down a brew (after having a few brews myself).So I found the coolest part of ...