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You now need to master the art of the pour :party: Just crack the tap open and let it dribble out into the glass. It may take a couple of minute to do that, then towards the end open the tap a little more to give it a bit of a blast to form a nice head on your pint. :thumb: Well thats what...

Cheers Eggman. Looked at it again today and it seems to have dropped to 1.018. So given it another long gentle stir hoping to get it to continue to drop. Nice yeasty smell coming from it.

Thanks Mark. I would add the yeast and leave to see what happened before bottling/kegging etc.

Thanks Guys for your help. Still have a couple of questions though...... 1. What is a TC Cider ??? I have hear the term Turbo Cider but have no idea what this means. 2. when using apple juice does it have to be pure apple juice or can you use one from a concentrate ???? Thanks.

Hi All, After two years of brewing kits I finally have one that appears to be stuck. Looking for a little advice to ensure I'm taking the right steps. Brew is a Nelson's Revenge and was started on the 25th Oct OG 1.046. it has been bubbling away at a temp of 23 deg C and I noticed on Friday...

Glad to hear it :clap: Brewing belts I suppose are horses for courses, but much like Green Ninja I have one and would not be without it. I use mine in along with a timer to control how much heat the belts gives to the brew. I always put by belt at the bottom of the brew as I believe...

Sorry to hear the news Rich. Personally I would doubt that over priming in the cause of the leak, like you say there should be a valve to vent of excess pressure. However if you have primed with 200g of sugar that seems like and awful lot to me. I usually use 75 to 80g for a 5 gallon brew...

Cheers Rob, Thanks for the info. Ed

Hi All, Looking to get a cider in the FV soon and I'm looking for recommendations on decent kits for cider. I have done cider before. First one that failed to secondary ferment a tasted like water with a splash of apple juice in it, and an Autumn Blush Kit which was nice but still lacked a bit...

Nice one :drunk: Tuesday night seems like beer night. I kegged my Wherry and got a Nelsons Revenge in the FV. :party: Now get the next one going now and build up a stock :thumb:

As I understand it the best temp to condition and clear beer is approx 13 Degrees Celsius. (stand to be corrected). So I think moving outside to your garage or shed would be okay. I have kept all my brews out in the garage during winter periods over the past couple of years and had no...

If the barrel is already pressurised then you may find it difficult to remove the lid without first venting off that pressure via a pressure relief valve. The tap is at the bottom of the barrel and although I don't use these personally, I would expect gravity to do the job of emptying the...

Depending on the temperature of where you intend to brew how abouts a Belt Heater. After winter is on it's way.

Spoon will be fine in future, just reverse the stirring directions a few times. Give at least 24 hours before looking for signs of fermentation. Depending on temperature it could take a few days to start. All will be fine, just allow time for things to happen. Keep us posted

+1 for give it time. :thumb: I did a Muntons Smugglers brew and after 3 weeks in the keg it tasted foul, so bad I spat it out and thought the whole lot had gone off :shock: . 3 weeks later the taste had totally change and continued to improved. Cracking brew BTW.

Thanks Guys, I'll be sure to count out my 15 billion yeast cells in my next brew..... :shock: Or maybe I'll stick to the single 12g packet.

Hi All, Just been looking at some info on Safale S04 yeast and notice that on one description for the yeast it gives a "Pitching rate of 50g/hl to 80g/hl" What does this mean ? :hmm:

I had a cider that failed to prime about 18 months ago, you could see the sugar sat in the bottom of the bottle and it was flat as a witches t*t. I slowly drank it over a period of a few months but by the time I got to the last few bottles we had mild carbonation and a few bubbles in it. All...

I have done two Muntons Gold kits, although the beer range. I did both Smugglers and Old Conkerwood and both were excellent. If you can keep you paws of them for a while :whistle: they really seem to mature well with age. The smugglers was lovely by the time I got to the last few pints...

Thanks Snail, Actually the S04 rings a bell so will get some for future brews. :thumb: Thanks for doing the Calc for the FG, I don't recall it having problems. Ed