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So, there's been a slight hitch in my lagering plan. I bought a tempmate / temprite on my way home today and in my haste to install it, punctured a gas line on my beer fridge.

Not only that, I haven't really treated this beer with the care it deserved. Temps have been a bit high since the start ...

Yeah, sorry

Would 8 weeks been too long of a period to leave it before bottling? Would cubing it be a better option?

So I'm keen to rack a lager I've got fermenting at the moment. How long is too long to rack for? I've got a spare fridge and spare fermenter to use.

Reason I ask is I will he going to Melbourne in 3 weeks and if I wait until fermentation is complete I would be racking the week before I leave.

Using up some old ingredients.
Black rock dry lager extract 1.5kg
Beyter body (dextrose and corn syrup) 1kg
Wyeast Bohemian Lager 2624 smack pack
15g saaz tea bag at flame out

Got a homebrew pear and strawberry cider that the misses doesn't seem to keen on. More for me I suppose!

Thanks heaps fellas. I'll keep an eye on the hydro readings and do some more reading myself.

As I said, the bloke at the LHBS pretty much shrugged his shoulders. Might look further afield next time.


Cheers once again,
Chris

emnpaul wrote:Spot on so far TE.

So do you reckon at the steady temp of 18 deg it would be done by Wednesday this week? I tried a bit and it was slightly fizzy. Had a decent head on it, was fairly bitter though.

OK, Ive got a Cascade "Golden Harvest" Lager, a Coopers 1.5kg Light Malt Extract and a Saflager S-23 yeast.

Ive got no idea how to calculate this and whether or not i should boil it?

The guy at the HBS pretty much shrugged his shoulders and said should be alright when i asked. :?

So i ended up ...

OK, Ive got a Cascade "Golden Harvest" Lager, a Coopers 1.5kg Light Malt Extract and a Saflager S-23 yeast.

Ive got no idea how to calculate this and whether or not i should boil it?

The guy at the HBS pretty much shrugged his shoulders and said should be alright when i asked.

Cheers for all the tips gents!!

I just bottled into the PET supplied with the kit for now. I have a slowly wxpanding collection of 450mL Grolsh swing top bottles and some 500mL and 750mL crown seals. When i get a larger collection and a bottle capper ill start using the glass bottles. The brew ...

Just took an SG reading after just over 7 days brewing and it read at 1012. Not sure if this is good or not but ill give it another check tomorrow.

Quick question on bottling into say 500ml bottles. 1 or 2 carbonating tablets?

cheers and beers,
Chris

Hey Oliver,
Yeah the kit is a coopers kit. Ive got a towel on standby to keep the heat in if it does get too cool but it seems to be hovering around the 20-22 mark. Any clear way of reading those stick on thermometers? Which is the actual temp? The blue part or the greenish/brown part?

Cheers and ...

Pitched it at what i thought was about 26 deg(according to the kit directions, this was ok). Im not too convinced on that stick on thermometer. Might have to get something a little more accurate. Temps inside the house are normally in the region of 16 - 20 deg overnight i estimate, garage would get ...

Hey all,
Just put down my 1st brew. i just brewed the lager that came with the home brew kit. Included the brew enhancer no1 and the packet yeast. Not a great move i know but it will give me a "control" to judge my subsequent brews off of. The fermenter has changed a bit from the old screw lid ...

Hey folks, im after a bunch of glass bottles to get established to brew. I have the pet for the time being but ideally want to replace these with glass. Prefer crown seal and even better would be Grolsch swing tops if available.


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Cheers and beers!

Chris

Hi all. Couple of questions about my bew.

Saturday mornign i put down a brewcraft mexican cerveza, 1kg of dex and used the packet yeast.
Pitched at 26c.
Not much bubble action, so i think i have a leak, however, i got some strange sg readings today.

When i pitched it read at 1040, spot on i though ...

just put down a brewcraft mexican cerveza.
1kg dex
Added 15g perle hops too.

initial sg 1040. Tastes sweet, then a little bit bitter aftertaste. Hope it turns out ok.

This is only my second brew and my first was crap. I think i left it in the fermenter too long, then i racked it without ...

if you didnt want to make up say 5-10 litres of the stuff, could you modify the lid of a 2l bottle to take a grommet and airlock and just add the yeast to the bottle with a bit more sugar to keep the sweetness in it?

What would be the best yeast to use? Would like to give this a go, but dont want ...

i was wondering what people thought of it. I've tried it a couple of times and quite enjoyed it. Nice and crisp IIRC.

so normal fridge temps are ok for racking once primary fermentation has taken place?