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its been at 1.010 now for a few days but only been in the bucket 6 days. it still cloudy. but when you put the lid on and seal it to see if the yeast has stopped its still swelling the lid. any ideas?

took a reading last night seems to be working :) its now at 1.010 just how long do i t leave it in the bucket? and when will i know the fermentation has stopped. what should the reading drop down too roughly at the end? whats the target number

this is probably a silly question, you say some bottles are too thin and may explode. can i ask then why does the shop beer not expolde then? is it made differently

and lastly how many bottles will i need roughyl

i feel so cheeky tho going into a pub and asking for their used bottles :cry: i wouldnt even know what to say to them. or even how to ask. I suppose if i am gonna ask for the bottles do they give you the crates too? :)

and do they just give you them? and are they not the screw on tops?

when its ready to be transfered to bottles, can i use any bottles. like the ones were you get bottles of beer from shop. but just re-use the empty ones

on the little stick there is like traffic light sequence on it, red/amber and green. does this mean that when i drop the hydrometer into the beer and it goes into the green its done?

i know i shouldnt of, but i opened the lid and took a reading, its now at 1.020 it was at 1.040 any ideas what this means?

dunno if something is going wrong guys, but the froth has nearly gone from the top of the beer, plus i cant see it actually bubbling, but the lid is swollen. any ideas what to do

really wow :thumb: shame you all cant come round mine and have party with my first brew lol. do i have to keep taking readings everyday or not? also when i do transfer it into bottles and add the priming sugar do i use regular household sugar or the sugar you get from homebrewshops. I know i...

the reading was 1.040 but i dotn understand that. and what do you means howing signs of life, the lid has start to become firm,if thats what u mean.. sorry

Hello and many thanks for your quick reply. Yes i am using a 5 gallon drum with a lid.... and its a youngs starter kit making lager. but hoping as i get better to be able to adventure into my own, but i have to walk before i can run. I shall read up on that guide ( thanks for that also) i have...

Ok today i started my first ever homebrew. :) its a YOungs Homebrew Buddy Kit from Wilko's had an extra 40pt tin inside so i got 2 inside ( great ) Anyway i steralised EVERTHING. got the homebrew going in the pressure bucket. And its now sitting in the corner in the kitchen. Whats worrying me is...