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ok thanks. I've done it a few mins after adding yeast

What happens if you take the OG after you've added the yeast?

Is there an Ideal final gravity for each beer type? eg. Should the FG of a stout be different to a wheat beer or a Pills? If my stouts O.G was 1075 is there a F.G I should be aiming for? (After 10 days its sitting at 1030) If the gravity finishes too high or to low, how will this affect the...

I divided my wyeast 3068 yeast slurry into two sanitised jars and poured cooled boiled water in to top the jar up to the lid then put them in the fridge, 2 weeks later I emptied one into a 2 litre starter and it went off like a bomb. After 2 days I put the starter into my wort and all is good...

What can I use instead of a stirbar? Im trying to make one of these stirplate things at £0 cost and so far the only thing it looks like im gona have to buy is the stirbar itself. £5 for a little bit of PTFE covered metal is too much LOL :oops: So what can I use that wont contaminate the...

This is my 2nd brewing adventure. I though i'd try a wheat kit. Started the Wyeast (3068) smack pack and left it 3 hours approx: then put it in a starter bottle: Decided to use 2 cans of Coopers wheat, I boiled them for about 20mins with 50g of coriander seed and a bit of hot water...

i'd heard the Jack Handey quote before but didn't know it was him till I googled it, if you know what I mean. I wished i'd checked this thread yesterday (brewday) before I got started :( Aleman, are you saying I can change the taste of the beer but adjusting wort and yeast temps? (newbie...

ok :party: I thought the head might have been bigger. I think I read that this yeast goes off like a bomb or does that just happen once ive pitched it?

Hi, I smacked my smack pack yesterday and after 3 hours it looked like this: I then boiled 200g of spray malt for 10 mins, let it cool to about 21*c and added the yeast from the pack. Every so often I give it a shake. 24 hour later it looks like this: Is this what it should look like...