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Hi, Today i have started to clean out my bottles & second bin etc ready for when i need to transfer. I have taken a hydrometer reading "sample from tap & not inside bin". Looking at the instructions for the kit it shows a OG 1.040 - 1.043 My reading is 1.018 as shown above. The brew is very...

New to this brewing game & i have just been reading about Heading Liquid. Its nice in the south to have a small amount of head on a pint that will last. Will a nice head be standard once the pint is poured or do you need to add Heading Liquid ? I am making this beer as per link below. Please...

thanks very much

Thanks for the reply. So still leave it for 2 weeks ?

This morning i thought as it was early stages i would just have a quick look and see if anything is happening as no sign of noise from the air lock,i understand that sometimes there wont be any noise from the air lock but i wanted to just check as opposed to waiting for 2 weeks then find out the...

I did make some a fair while back and have all the equiptment. I do tend to clean everything with the white powder. I think i will continue as i started out. Thanks for the reply anyway.

I have made 40 pints. How much priming sugar do i use ? By leaving it in the bin for 3 days will that remove most of the yeast so i end up with a clear pint. I assume that some yeast will be left to mix with the priming sugar but not enough to leave a thick layer in the bottle ?

Two days ago i started to make 40 pints from a kit. Just need some answers / pointers if i may. 1,Once the gravity is constant for 3 days i have read its ok to then move to the secondary bin or can i just leave it for two weeks in the current bin,my goal is to have very little yeast residue in...

ok thanks I will now leave it for 2 weeks.

Is it ok to rely on the bubbles to see if the yeast was alive. Bubbles would indicate yeast is alive ?

Hi The lid is 100% tight,the airlock has water in each lowel bubble. I will see what happens tomorrow.

Hello. I have just started to give this beer making a try. I recently moved house & remembered that i had bought one of those kits in a tin. It was made by youngs & i purchased some 14 months ago. My question is regarding the yeast,as on the tin it read best before Jan 2010 I decided to carry on...