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Cheers for the replies guys

I wasnt really looking forward to putting the brews down the drain.....I'd rather it in my stomach! hahaha

G'day Guys,

Can you leave a brew in the fermenter for too long?

I've been rather busy lately and I place afew brews in my fermenters maybe amonth ago....if not alittle more. They have formed a thickish foam head - are they ruined?

They dont really smell off at all :S

Cheers Guys,

I just chucked in a leveled teaspoon(measuring style spoon)....see how it goes!

G'day Guys,

How much dex or plain sugar should I use in 750ml bottles to get a nice amount of fizz?

Cheers

Cheers guys for all the replies....very VERY helpful.

You put my fears to rest, I didnt want the batches to goto waste!

GREAT!

I'm in Sydney, so it shouldnt be a problem!

It wont go mouldy?

G'day All,

Um I've been stuffing around the house lately and have forgotten about my two brews in the fermenters, they have been in there for about 12 days or so, will it still be okay to bottle?

I've gotta get my hands on some more carbonations drops but if I can't how much raw sugar should I use ...

Sweet as, cheers.

I'll check it out now.

G'day Guys,

How's it all going?

Just wanted to know how do I get better head retention, what ingredients could I use? Keep in mind I'm just using the buy at K-mart brew concentrates.

Also my last batch tasted rather watery with minimal taste....how can I improve?

Other people seem to be able to ...

Hahahaha yeah I cracked one last night....Looked liked beer, Smelt like beer, had a good head on it but tasted alittle odd!

I'll be patient!

I've just gotten myself afew commercial cases so they'll see me through! hahaha hopefully

Cheers for the reply buddy.

Yeah I'm trying to work it out that I constantly have brew ready to drink. I've got my hands on a second fermenter so I'll get that cracking and buy myself a whole heap of PET bottles.

It's going to be interesting to taste my first brew! hahahahaha

G'day Guys,

I currently have a draught (longnecks) bottled and I intend on giving it a hit next weekend....By that time it'll have been in the bottles for 3 weeks, is that okay? The concentrate tin suggested a minimum of 2 weeks.

Also I have bottled a Lager and I ALSO intend on giving it a hit ...

Yeah I managed to pick one up for about $40 delivered....comes with the sediment reducer, tap, grommet & airlock.

Cheers Guys

Cheers Buddy.

Yeah just was having alittle trouble finding a shop around sydney.

G'day Guys,

Anyone know of a brew shop anywhere in sydney that sells the Fermenters w/airlock by themselves?

I've already got one kit and I'd like to just get another container without having to buy another complete kit.

Cheers

Hahahaha yeah I'm alittle worried about the taste......See how it goes

Ah okay sweet, I took a reading early this morning and it seems to have stopped at 1010....so I'll take it this arvo and tomorrow morning to make sure....if all goes well I'll start to bottle.

Cheers heaps for the advise and replies, I really appreciate it.

I'm going to get myself another two kits ...

G'day Guys,

Been reading afew of the threads and they have been very helpful.....so thank you.

I just want to make sure my situation applies to what has been said.

I've got a draught mix in the fermenter at the moment and I just wanted to know whether it's still alive.

The first day I put it in ...

Thats heaps guys for the speedy response.

I will be sure to wrap a wet towel around the brew this arvo when I get home.

Also I will most definitely check out the rest of the threads.

Cheers once again

G'day Guys,

These may seem like stupid questions but I'm pretty green to all this.

I am slightly confused as I have several different beer mixtures saying to just sprinkle the yeast over the top (not mentioning to stir in) whilst other say to add the yeast and specifically mention to stir in the ...