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On day 11 its now showing 1008 on my Hydrometer so all good so far,should be ready for the barrel by tuesday/wednesday i reckon :thumb: :thumb:

Just throw a blanket or better still an old quilt over them to put your mind at ease,My stout be ready for barreling off next week and the week after i be putting that on my shed table and sure it will be getting colder by then,iwouldnt worry too much,like i say,just throw a blanket over it and...

Hi by the way,im Pete and this is my first brew making for 20 years,ive started a "Better Brew Irish Stout" kit as recommended by my local brew shop and im on day 10 of the process,I have the "Better Brew IPA" waiting to be made once this is ready,the "Better Brew" varieties have had a good...

I think its around 150g of priming sugar you should have put in,or same for spray malt which is even better.

Cheers for that,I wasnt quite sure if it was too warm or not,just moved it up so its approx 5" up... :thumb:

Great,Cheers for that guys,I thought i better check first,i sort of had an idea they be no good,oh well,ill have to get the mrs to drink more coke lol :hat:

Hi Might sound a silly question but i best double check to be safe. Can i re-use finished off wine bottles (sterilised of course) to put my Stout in,I got one brew in a barrel and my next batch is going in used 2lt plastic pop bottles which ive used before in the past with no probs,and some in...

I had same problem a couple of days ago with my Better Brew Stout,My advice is get yourself a heater belt from your local stockist,i will never do without it now. I gave it a light stir to lift the sediment to re-activate the yeast and put the heater belt on about 2 inches from the bottom,my...

Bought a heater belt this morning and all systems go..Fermentation is back on :-)

Thanks guys,Ive just took on board the fact by giving it a wobble with the lid on has only released dissolved co2 gases so ive done what one of you said about giving it a gentle stir of the sediment (without creating bubbles/oxygen),i will leave it now for 24 hrs and if its bubbling away still i...

Thanks for the advice,Yes i have Hydrometer,I checked it this morning as the airlock hasnt bubbled for 24 hrs.Wht i have done now is (with the lid still on) is move the fv about,gave it a few juggles to disturb the sediment a little without any oxygen getting to it to see if it helped,for the...

Hi Im fairly new to this,well after 20 years of absent brewing i started back up again,bought all the gear last week and ive gone for "Better Brew" Irish stout. The packet and the shop says to ferment it for 10 days before barreling or bottling off,but can be ready within 7-9 days if conditions...