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Thanks Will try the ale yeast, give it a go and see what happens Cheers

Hi The exact same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. When I pitched the yeast the temperature of the wort was only 15 degrees C. I thought nothing was happening after a day or so, as I could only see small bubbles, so I put it next to the radiator for 1 week and it fermented fine.

Hi all I'm going to make up a batch of this 'fiery ginger beer' I've been reading the discussions - it looks and sounds good. Only thing is -why does the recipe call for for champagne yeast? and would I get away with using some Safale S04? (I've got a packet left over from my last batch of...

Great thanks will use 1/2 teaspoon.

Think I'm just going to use brewing sugar when times comes to bottling (after reading this). Am I right in thinking that half a teaspoon will do a 500ml bottle?

Hello All Just got a question about beer heaters. I've been making my first brew in a long time and it's never really taken off. Tried putting more yeast in etc, but I think the lack of heat in my flat is the problem, and I've decided to get a beer heater. Quite like the idea of using a belt...

Well it's been nearly 24 hr. now. Nothing happened for a long time but I just put it right up next to a radiator and I can see some tiny, tiny (pretty infrequent) bubbles coming up. So hopefully something's happening.....

Will do Cheers

Well, I 've been down to the brewshop and bought some Safale S0-4, put it in my brew about an hour ago and the temperature was 20 C. How long should it take to start working / produce a 'head'? I was thinking that if nothing's happened by this time tomorrow it's probably had it?

OK. I've just checked my local homebrew shop's catalogue and they stock the S-04 yeast. I'm going to get down there first thing on saturday and get it in (hopefully can salvage it yet!) So by Saturday it'll be 7 days since I started the brew- will it still be OK to re-start fermentation up...

Yep I thought it might be the yeast. It was from a brewkit that I kept for quite a while in a cold room, wondering if that might have killed it off? Will buy some more yeast at the weekend and try as you say. Thanks for the tips

Just checked the brew with the hydrometer again and it seems to be sitting at around 1030. Very little activity now though, though a bit of a head did occur yesterday after I gave it a swish about. Think I'll leave it until about Tuesday then check again. I guess if it's not down to 1006 or so...

Thanks all for the tips. I just gave it a stir and this brought a lot of froth up so hopefully (but it's dying down already) this will kick start it into action. Wonder if that fact that my flat has been fairly cold recently might have slowed it down? I did cover it in towels and there is a...

Hi Thanks for your answer No I didn't take a reading at the start unfortunately, just hoped for the best. So it's OK to just stir it all up again? was going to do that but wasn't sure....

Hi All Hoping someone can help, I'm new to homebrewing and think my first batch may be in jeopardy! I started a brew of IPA last Saturday, and have suspected that nothing's happening (in terms of fermentation) since. From the start there was very little activity, no head and only a few bubbles...

Great thanks very much! Hoping this brew goes well, then I might get another one going.

Hello all Looking for some advice if possible... I'm new to homebrewing (well I used to do a bit about 15 years ago but never made anything decent). I got a brew kit for christmas (Brewmaker IPA) and have spent a bit extra on the necessary materials - hoping to get into it again and make some...