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Thanks for your replies. Clarence, there is no dextrose for this kit, just priming sugar. Some kits do have dextrose, not this one, and the instructions cover all kits. It's bubbling away nicely now and held temperature well, almost constant overnight, despite room going down to 18C. I was...

Well, today I started my first brew - Festival Brigadeer, a clone of Bombardier. Maybe it was my eagerness, excitement, stupidity or slightly unclear instructions but I made a small error. I mixed the LME with boiling water ok, then misread the instructions. What the instructions said was to...

Thanks New to Brew, (interesting experiences for you so far) and MashBag. I suppose the ideal would be to split the batch and do half treated and half untreated water, treat them both the same and compare the results. That's a bit of a faff though, and getting them identical temperatures near...

No, can't say it smells stronger. There is a bit of a tangy after taste. Batterycan?

Thanks D o J. Very helpful, I don't like the sound of some of those flavours... Nail varnish? cloves? vinegar? Yuck. I have got Campden, but to be honest, don't like the idea of adding 'chemicals'. I was wondering that simply standing the water in my 2nd FV would remove the chlorine. My...

17? thats low. The instructions for my kit says fermentation will slow below 20 (as expected) and will stop at 15C. I'm hoping if the heated belt can hold the temperature at about 19ish, then the yeast will raise it by another 1 or 2C which will be more comfortable at about 21C which is within...

I wasn't intending to ferment at that temperature, just saying that the room is a bit cool and goes down to 17C which is a bit cool, but the instructions do give a range of 20-25C. However, I don't want to thrash my PC in such an environmentally unkind way, nor do I want to have the heating on...

Yep, can use it for washing/sterilisation. Also to let water stand to off-gas chlorine. Well, that seems simple enough, I'm not a cleanaholic, it's too much hard work I leave that to someone else who complains about the number of pans, plates, spoons and everything else I use when I cook. I've...

Thanks for the reply and advice. I'm guessing tap water is pure enough not to be a problem then. I'll pop out to my local brew shop tomorrow (11 miles away lol) and get another bucket so I can treat the water, it'll come in handy for washing and sterilisation anyway.

Hi all I've got my first brew kit, one of the Festival 'clones' and a starter kit, bucket etc. I've read a lot and understand the necessity of cleaning and sanitation etc and that's where I have a question. The kit says to mix the liquid extract in a sterile bucket and mix with a couple...