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Thanks guys - It's a Coopers European Lager kit. Will have add a bit of sugar and see what happens. Slightly worried about putting it in a keg - apparently bottling is better but I don't have the time to grab them this week so will just sod it and see. How long should I leave it in the keg...

Hi All, I'm just about ready to add the brew to the keg for the second stage of fermenting. Ideally, what kind of temperatures should it be exposed to? I have an option of putting it outside but it's going to be pretty darn cold out there. Would just make it a bit easier. Also, I can only find...

Thanks for all the suggestions - I'm starting brewing today. Will post updates in my blog and wherever is appropriate on here!

My friends and I are very discerning drinkers. Honest.

Brilliant. Thanks for the tip. The tin I have is a Coopers European Lager kit (1.7kg) - I don't have any "brew enhancer", I do however have some "Brewing and Winemaking sugar" - a whole kilogram of the stuff. Any idea how much I should put in? The instructions say 250 grams of that (well...

Ah. A bubbler. It was just in a bag - not explanation, name or mention. Figured I should look into it. Will just bug in it the lid then. Thanks

That's good. I'm rather a sore loser. First dumb question. The airlock for my fermenting bucket I have looks like this: The lid sits in rather securely, not so much that a bit of pressure wouldn't push it open as far as I can guess - does it need to be secure or should it be left on loose?

... is pretty much all I have at the moment. So I shall be lurking the boards a fair whack - have to get it right, my pride (and a small amount of money) is on the line as to my success. (Success being defined as it being vaguely drinkable) Wish me luck!