fermentation

Hello! I recently started my brewing journey. I successfully made wine one time, but right now i'm trying to make a 2nd batch and i ran into strange problem. Judging by the liquid inside, fermenting is clearly happening, but airlock isn't bubbling, but also the water level inside airlock does...

Hi all it’s been awhile !!! Could you help me please ? Apple wine I know this method will vary from person to person and I’ve derived it from a few recipes to meet my timings as the apples had to be blitzed and I didn’t have all the gear I needed but could I check my plan with you before I...

Hi All, New member and first post so apologies if its been covered before. I've been brewing for about 9 months, only using kits and was just about to make the jump to all grain when I ran into a few issues with off smells/flavours. I've been pressure fermenting using the keg King chubby and...

Hi folks - a question following my two most recent brews where I seem to have lost a lot of flavour and aroma in the last few days of fermentation with small temperature rises. The first was a NEIPA and the second a Belgian Blonde, it’s been very cold so I’ve been relying (for my plastic...

Hello all, I’m currently fermenting store bought apple juice in a 20L food safe container. I am screwing the cap on just enough for bugs and bad stuff to keep out, but leaving it loose enough so the gasses can escape, and burping it once a day to be safe. My question is will this be alright ...

Hi I've just started my first fermentation (one 5l bottle of cranberry juice and one 5l bottle of ice tea with no preservatives). I am using Youngs Brew Home Brewing Super Wine Yeast Compound For High Alcohol but I can't find any information on fermentation temperature for this product. Does...

I’m a new brewer and my pale ale has been fermenting for three days now. Looks like all of the yeast is sitting on top. Is this normal ?

Hello again all, I was recently given several 18.7L office water jug wassnames (see image) Are these suitable for fermenting in? Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone. I am a new member here so this is my first post. I am desperate for answers to what has happened to my plum wine or more specifically, the airlocks. So my plum wine is now ready for bottling and this is the second batch I have made this year, however, I am now possibly at a point...

Hi guys, I am about to bottle my beer. I dry hopped 3 days ago and this sediment is still on top after cold crash. Does this look normal? Is the sediment just hop dust? Thanks

Hi everyone, this is my first post and I would like to ask for help regarding my second brewing attempt. It may be too late to save, but…. I am brewing a Belgian blonde which is currently in the fermentation tub sat on a heat pad hooked up to an inkbird temperature regulator. Fermentation was...

Morning brewers I have been brewing now for a couple of years and regular brew a couple of 30l batches each month distributed to circa 20 individuals in support of local charity fund raising. I have noticed recently that my plastic brewing buckets are looking past there best and thinking of...

Has anyone had any issues with oxidation when dry hopping during active fermentation/high krausen? I'm less bothered about the biotransformational aspect of this, but more the lesser chance of oxidation, so am keen to give it a go. I don't have the ability on my FVs to purge the headspace with...

I've recently started home brewing and I'm on my 3rd kit. It is a Pennine Peak Yorkshire Bitter from Bulldog Brews. I'm brewing in a standard 23 litre plastic bucket with a tap on the side and an air trap in the top. I've stuck a strip thermometer on the side and added an emersion heater (looks...

Am pulling this out of my usual thread because it's a bit more complicated than my usual brews (though not as complicated as other folk's) Basically have a question about the fermenting schedule. Fermenting a Festbier with Wyeast 2633. SG was 1.057. Fermented at 10degC for 10 days, then...

Hello, I’m doing my first brew, is a weissbier. The fermentation started 8 days ago. I checked the gravity three days ago and today, and it didn’t change, is on 1012 (matching receipt FG). I was reading several posts and in most of them is recommended to wait, at least, two weeks before bottle...

I'm brewing my first (Czech) lager. Getting cold here so planned to lager for a few weeks in the garage. I'm concerned I may have a stuck fermentation. My OG was 1.060. I pitched 10g pack of mangrove jack's m84 into 28 litres which I understand to be an underpitch. I left it at 12 c for a week...

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Morning folks, Had my first ever brew of kit beer fermenting at a stable 21c for nearly two weeks now. I'm sure the instructions said to bottle around day 10. Probably getting a little impatient, but is it normal for the airlock to still be bubbling away? Should I be checking the specific...

Hi I've recently brewed my first all grain (stove top style) kit. Had a lot of activity with the fermentation within the first few days. But 4 weeks on, it looks like it is still fizzing. By that, I mean theres still small bubbles being released. Is this normal? As it's in a demijohn I can see...