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It will still taste more bitter than you expect while ever there is a lot of yeast in suspension, it will improve as it clears :thumb: I would leave for at least 3 more days on the yeast cake after fermentation has finished to allow a lot more yeast to drop out of suspension and allow the...

Add liquor as you go along :thumb: Just make sure it is all boiled for at least 15 minutes though as this will ensure sterility and help with clarity and shelf life :)

If I were serving to the general public (family and friends) then I would fine in the secondary to get rid of as much yeast as possible then rack to the kegs and prime at 50g of sugar per keg. This way there should still be enough yeast in suspension to give the beer a little life but not so...

Go for it Titch :thumb: Enjoy the experience :)

Good to see you put your spare time to good use :thumb:

As oldbloke says snap the lid on, they are rarely airtight :thumb: I do not use airlocks on my FV's they are not necessary ;) Here's my latest 60L brew not an airlock in sight :grin:

While I was out yesterday, my wife and daughter decided that the brewery needed a feminine touch :roll: So it now has pink J Cloth curtains :lol: Ignore the reflection of the bald man in the window :grin:

In your starter kit you will have a hydrometer, read the instructions on how to use it, then wait until the yeast has been pitched for at least 7 days, then take a reading and make a note of that reading. Take another reading 24 hours later, if it is the same and in the range of 1.014 and 1.000...

Yeast in the fridge, hops in the freezer :thumb:

That's the joy of home brewing, brew what you like to drink, not what someone else decides :thumb:

To try and get them shiny like the brewery :lol:

A gervin english ale, Nottingham ale and S04 :thumb:

Ladies and Gentlemen may I present the first brew day on the Lamplight brewery :D The recipe, Lamplight No.1 A ProMash Recipe Report BJCP Style and Style Guidelines ------------------------------- 08-A English Pale Ale, Standard/Ordinary Bitter Min OG: 1.032 Max OG: 1.040 Min IBU...

Looking good Cyclops :thumb:

It didn't happen today I am afraid, life got in the way :( Everything is sorted for the morning though :thumb:

What you have to appreciate is that a beer kit whether it is a one can kit or two can is designed to give a certain level of bitterness, so if you use two one can kits to make 40 pints it will be rather bitter ;)

What level of carbonation are you trying to achieve? You say that you are brewing coopers lager and draught kits, are you looking to get the same level of gas as a commercial beer? If so then I am afraid that you aren't going to get it from a plastic keg, they are fitted with a pressure relief...

No big flashing sign but the protofloc is now residing on a shelf above the copper ;)

Because I can be a bit untidy and forgetful I am putting little shelves in strategic spots so that I don't lose or forget things :wha: Water treatment shelf