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Last night put in the 2nd pack of yeast. Gave it a good stir and covered it with a towel....today next morning nothing as still as pond no sign of any activety whatsoever....

cheers going to put the 2nd pack in shortly.

Made a Woodfordes Admiral Reserve Ale kit last Thursday (7 days ago) with an OG of 1050. It has been bubbling away quite nicely under my kitchen table ever since. This morning I took a hydrometer reading and was disappointed to see it read 1020...it surely has to come down further than...

My wife picked up a kilo of Golden Caster Sugar for 40p yesterday and I was wondering if this could be used in the next IPA I do?..Has it the same potential fermentable strength, properties as normal sugar/brewing sugar or would I need to use more or less?

Thanks for replies. u Dicko...u say u basically add the hops as soon as youve made the beer even before fermentation has started is that correct?. Is it hop pellets in a muslin bag you use or just toss them loose into the FV? If in a bag how long do you leave in there or do they remain in till...

Is this a recommended or safe thing to do? (adding hops at the primary stage) if so would it be ok to add them right away after making the beer or wait a day or two? Once added (pellets in a muslin bag) how long would you leave them in the FV? I have 50g US Cascade......Will doing t his give me...

I am no beer guro or expert and only produce extract kits which I thoroughly enjoy and suits me down to the ground. A year or two ago I purchased a couple of Corny Kegs & CO2 tank which has been fantastic addition. I also started introducing dry hopping and have been very impressed with the...

Hi just on to find out the general opinion about the length of time to brew and drink a beer? I have always went a minimum of 6 weeks...ie 2 weeks primary...2 weeks secondary & 2 weeks in bottle or pressure barrel. I now have a couple of corny kegs now and was wondering if I could confidently...

After a couple of years of lying in a cupboard I finally bit the bullet and made a Wine Buddy 30 bottle kit reducing it to 15l (20 bottles)...As I say it was past sell by date but assumed it would work ok. I made it on wednesday night and added the yeast/nutrient and oak chips before placing the...

I posted a mistaken hydrometer reading last night for which I apologise. I made a 30 bottle Punch Nebiolo kit last friday 5th June with an OG of 1080...today 9 days later is is between 996/7 which I think is approx 11%. Stage 2 tells me now to rack into another FV add stabaliser and finings...

8 days ago I made a 30 bottle Punch Nebiolo Wine Kit. Og was 1080....it was fermenting great till it stopped bubbling on thursday...I tested it today and the hydrometer reading was 1010... Any suggestions...ty

So dark under the stairs cupboard not the worst place to store them then as I'd imagine the temp would be quite constant........so you reckon under pressure they should last many months?

I made 2 wilko extract kit IPA's which I then dry hopped before kegging in my cornies. I kegged them on 3rd January with intention of drinking a few while watching the cheltenham festival in March.....however current events have seen me not drinking at the moment but was wondering how long my...

you find solomon grundy better than both cellar 7 and beaverdale? is it the solomon grundy gold or platinum you use?

I have decided to spend a bit more on my wine kit to try get a better result...I have been very disappointed with the two Wine Buddy kits I made.... I have narrowed it down to Beaverdal, California Connoisseur & Cellar 7. I like a red wine and would like to try make a nice dark one acceptable...

at last I am about to get round to doing this lol... just triple checking again to make sure I do not under any circumstances make sweet wine yuk!!!!! So .....My 30 bottle Wine Buddy kit I reduce to 25 bottles.... yes? I then add 4kg sugar which will give me 25 bottles at approx 13%.... yes...

Just made **** up of adding co2 to my keg. It sits cupboard under stairs not the best lighting...A few mins ago I wrongly connected my gas line to the beer and gave it a blast. I heard the beer inside bubble and stopped. I cant get it off the connection as it feels really tight... What should i...

Regards sterilising/sanitising. For years i have just washed down with hot and boiling water then cleaned, washed and rinsed everything in baby sterilising tablets from wilkos or the supermarket. I've never had any problem but is this just through lucky? Is it fine to carry on doing or is this a...

I got my hops today from a local supplier - Glasgow based {crossmyloofbrew.co.uk} who are extremely helpful and courteous as well as having a huge range of hops, yeasts etc....please check them out. I siphoned both my IPA's into a secondary FV and added a hop sock with 50g of Centennial into one...

I have gone ahead and ordered 50g of Centennial and 50g Cascade (uk)....I plane to just use these individually to get to know each just in-case they aren't really compatible. I would however be interested to hear any feedback about these two hops and have I made a good choice. cheers