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ok guys cheers, i will put it back in the warm for a couple o weeks longer then. would it have been because i left it in FV longer than it says to. has all the yeast disappeared, been used up. and that is why there is no sediment? if the warm doesnt work, Is it feasible to pour the bottles...

Hi all I brewed a pilsner lager, from "The Range" , the same way as i brewed my last one. the first was great, but this one is flat as a witches t*t? It was 16 days in FV then bottled, with a teaspoon of sugar in each bottle. left in the warm for 2 weeks, now been in chiller for 10 days. tried...

i primed each bottle with sugar. was lovely a week ago, but i just feer the warmth has killed it jim

Hi again everyone i have done a couple of brews as a new brewer, a pilsner, a wherry and another bitter. They had 2 weeks in FV, 2 weeks in airing cupboard, then into cold garage. Over the weeks i have been sampling with mates and they all pour well with a nice head, but now i have a problem...

Hi Keith i did a wherry a couple o months ago and absolutely love it, so much so that i put 2 more brews of it in to my 2 FV's yesterday. i use aquarium heaters to keep temp constant. But.......after the good advise on here, do not follow the instructions. Stir it to death initially then leave...

hi all. I read this all with interest. The Woodfordes Wherry was my second brew a couple o months back. i too didnt notice a lot of activity but kept taking hydrometer readings and this confirmed that something was happening. Now it has been in bottles a while and it is the best of any of the...

Hi all again, As it has been a few weeks now i thought i would post an update. My first kit, a "make your own" Pilsner Lager from The Range,started on 12 th feb i think and is now in the garage. My second kit, a woodfordes wherry, from wilcos is also in the garage, just. My third kit a John...

Andy, i am with you on that. its my second brew. am going to get on e bay and buy a trial jar. wilcos and the range dont have any. ! do you syphon into the trial jar or just dip it in to fill it :cheers: jim

Hi Mick i did try setting it high but to no avail. i did by the "cheapest" heater i could and just think it wasnt man enough for the job in the garage because when i brought it back in and set it at 20 degrees it shows 20 degrees on the stick on thermometer on the side of the FV.so seems to...

yeah £13 in wilcos. i want this one to work then will clear it out of wilcos if i like it. 14 days? the kit says 4 - 6, then bottle. i did think that was a bit soon my heater stiks to the side of the FV with 2 suckers. so just stick it on before filling was hoping to use the airlock method...

Adam, as i was typing it i thought to myself i bet thats whats occuring. am gutted coz was hoping to use the airlock as a sign of fermentation finishing. Going to have to try a different way of routing the wire in and sealin the lid. i have limited space so dont really want to go down the route...

Hi all again I have bottled my first kit, a pilsner, and all looking good so far in the airing cupboard, clearing nicely :thumb: Anyway, my second kit is a woodfordes wherry real ale kit, no sugar needed £13 from wilcos. I followed the instructions, but with this one, decided to put the FV in...

wicked, thanks for the idea guys. thats that sorted then B and Q it is tomorrow. happy days. :cheers:

That is perfect, would i need the water level in the container at the same level that is in the FV or will a few inches in it heat up all the liquid in the Fv. This seems a great way to go for me as i van then put it all in the garage if i can keep the temperature constant. jim

mmm. because we work full time and we only put the heating on when we get in the temp in our living room does fluctuate depending on the weather. i am wondering, would it be beneficial to use a aquarium heater, to keep the temperature at a constant 20 degrees. there is no room in our airing...

thanks Ken. Thats what i was hoping someone would say. If the hydro readings stay as high as it is now tho, for 3 consecutive days, is that too high? does this mean that the sugar hasnt all been used up, fermentation not took place fully. i dont want to rush it but likewisw want to take remedial...

Hi all . i bought a starter kit from the range, and a pilsner kit. i followed the instructions to the letter and started it all off on Sunday 12th. it bubbled vigourously for a couple o days and developed a frothy head , now it all seems to have subsided and i am left with a bit of froth on top...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes. well i am on day 7 of fermentation. the bubbles and froth on top has now subsided to just a frothy skin. i will still leave it till weds/thursday though as the instructions suggested, then bottle. i just hope its all working ok? i have it on a nest of...

Hi all I am a new brewerer at 40 years old. Bought a kit last week from The Range in town, consisting of a fermenting bucket, a paddle, a syphon tube and some steriliser. i Bought a pilsner beer kit and some brewers sugar and away i went. Supposedly 10 days in vessle then bottle and leave 2...