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Made my brew last Sunday, 9th Jan Haven't seen a single bubble rise through the airlock since. The lid of the FV seems to have bowed upwards a little but, apart from that, no apparent activity at all. Have I done something wrong, should it be bubbling?

Hi DeiselJockey, that could explain a lot then ... went to Brussels in the early 80's (81 maybe) to see AC/DC ... had a rule that that we could only drink the local brew ... never been the same since!! Cheers!

Cheers! I already have to put one of those on to eat my dinner. It's plastic and it has a little trough that cathes all the bits I drop. :) My forty pints are on their way!

Errr ... another question :oops: the airlock has got a little red cap that fits over it's open top. Do I need to put that on it once I've started brewing or should I leave the lock without the cap? Thanks guys. p.s. O.G = 1044 I think!

Cheers guys. I'm just about to get sterilising and brewing!

:nono: Bad idea then, thanks for the steer. Couple of hundred quid then ... maybe I'll wait to see how I get on before I think about that! OK, so put it in bottles and I should leave my peasant ways behind and use a glass :cry: Thanks for the advice :thumb:

I've just had a thought ... have to go for a lie down in a minute! here it is ... would it be ok to bottle the brew in 2 litre plastic bottles then, when I want to drink some of it either decant the amount I want into another vessel (maybe a small barrel) then decant from there, through a...

I'm a 'drink-it-straight-from-the-bottle' bloke so I'll have to figure out a way of not getting gobfuls of yeast! Maybe I'll try to find an easy way of filtering it before drinking. Thanks guys.

Thanks guys! So, is there no way to get the 'yeast sediment' out before bottling? Can it be filtered out before drinking or will I end up drinking lots of yeast sediment from the bottom of the bottle? Cheers!

Well, I've taken the plunge ... bought a kit - Beginner's Lager Starter Kit, Coopers lager - and it's sitting in front of me now. I've read this post on how to get the most of my kit - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=3216 and I've read the instructions on the kit a few...

Ok, I'll ask away in the relevant threads ... thanks for the practical advice, looking forward to getting started!

Thanks for the warm welcome and the advice! Not sure if this is the right place to post follow-up questions, but here goes ... part of the instructions says 'place in a warm area at between 18 - 21 degrees C' - how can I regulate the temperature to be that precise? is there technology for...

Hello peeps! My other half bought me a home brewing 'kit' which consists of a tin of something very, very sticky and a little silver sachet of something. If you haven't already guessed, my experience of brewing is zero. The gift has prompted me to consider it and, having thought about it, I...