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the instructions only said 7 days to ferment? i normally leave it for 12 days with the lager so thought it wouldnt be any different for the cider. fermenting temps were around 20c i dont really take sg or og readings but i think i will now! ive put it all outside now in the shed, will the...

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hi all, i brewed a magnums strawberry cider and a normal cider kit, forgotten the name. i fermented each for 12 days then bottled them, i primed the strawberry cider as i wanted it fizzy and didnt prime the normal cider as i wanted that flat. now, i know its only a fortnite since i bottled them...

ahh right im fermenting at around a constant 22 degrees..

sure, left in the fermenting bin for atleast 10 days, bottled and left in room temp for 2 weeks atleast then out in the shed for a further 2 weeks then in the fridge as and when to be drank. il admit its been bottled for 10 days yesterday and i had one to test. so maybe its down to it being to...

hi all, not posted in a while. ive brewed about 8 kits now, just trying different brands to see which we prefer but theres a slight problem, its giving me headaches, i only have to have one bottle and i get a really bad headache and when i occasionally drop some off at my dads its making him...

thanks, il bring it in the house for a week or so? hopefully it should carbonate a bit better. :)

i usually bottle from primary with the beers but i had a go at making a peech hooch last week (was a disaster) and when i transferred to secondary as instructed i didnt use a syphon just my filling stick on the primary fermenter inside the secondary as far as it would go down (lesson learned)...

sounds like you have oxygenated the brew when transferring to the secondary?

hi all, its been a week and half since my honey lager was bottled and naturally ive sampled a few bottles, there doesnt seem to be much carbonation happening though, i have to pure it straight into the glass rather than tilting it and puring slowly just to get a thin layer of froth ontop and...

was it this? http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produ ... ruit-press

hi, i didnt drain off into a second FV but i have read up on this method and i will be using it for the next brew as soon as i get another FV and bottles etc. im going to get a diary together i think lol

thanks for that mate, il take that route, btw all the bottles are ina closed cardboard box but its good to know about the sunlight! its a coopers Australian lager.

hi all, ive bottled my brew now and its sitting in the lounge for 2 days before it goes in the shed for atleast a fortnight as suggested by the guy at the HB store. ive taken a couple of pics for your opinions on, it looks a little cloudy to me but is this normal? i had a little taste and its...

interesting thread, glad its been clarified to me as to why you leave the brew in the FV for 2 weeks, useful to know. sorry to hijack but SG testing? is this where you fill the measuring tube up via the tap on the FV and then drop in the hydrometer and it has to bob up and down on the black...

good idea, il look into that, thanks

hi all, right all being well with my first brew id like to do a few more and might look into adding another FV to the collection (without getting ahead of myself) BUT heres my problem, ive got enough plastic litre bottles for one brew and i want to build up a stockpile for xmas, new years...

brilliant, thanks for the link, its actually the same place i got the bitter and stout ingredient from. ive been thinking about a 2nd fv aswell so will look into that aswell, pics would be great!

thanks for that mate, hmm i dont think i bought a coopers starter kit as such, i basically just went in the shop and had a chat about what id need etc and was sold 25 litre fv with a a tap and thermometer sticker mixing spoon measuring tube hydrometer 1 way valve for the gases in the fv 24...

thanks for the welcomes and advice so far!! thanks il leave it that bit longer then. thanks for that, as for bottling and storing i have a big box full of plastic one litre bottles, am i right to add a teaspoon of sugar to each bottle then fill up with the brew leaving 4/5 inches from the...