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  1. ChIpStIcK

    Help thread! High FG lager or stuck fermentation?

    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...
  2. Roaryt123

    Made ginger beer,its been 3 hours with no bubbles

    Hi guys! I had a go at brewing ginger beer today, I followed the recipe but added some extra sugar to make it stronger. It's been over 3 hours since adding the yeast, stirring and sealing the lid and airlock. I still havent seen any bubbles pass through the airlock, is this normal? Have I...
  3. T

    Advice needed

    I put my beer into a fridge I adapted for fermentation , it’s had two weeks which ended yesterday , short version temp has probably been 12-14 c when recipe said 22 c - is this batch failed or can I do something to save it ? I drew a bit of liquid off and gravity has changed from 1.040 to 1020...
  4. J

    Never brewed before but want to start brewing my own Strong Lager

    There's 2 main reasons I wanted to start brewing my own Strong lager (8-10% ABV) 1. I really enjoy the taste of the likes of Special Brew and Super Tennant but it is LUDICROUSLY expensive and I am but a mere pauper 2. I have wanted to try and brew my own beers/lagers since doing my Cask Ale...
  5. J

    Please help !!

    Hi guys, I’ve bought a kit online, first ever batch !! 6 days into the brew, I notice a a puddle around the vessel, I try and seal the hole, with no joy. So I’ve transferred the beer into a new vessel via the tap ( I’ve lost 3.5 litres of beer, through the hole in the bucket. The beer is very...
  6. bez

    Help please read below

    yesterday I syphoned my beer into a bottling vessel with a tap. I added 100g of priming sugar. But forgot o should have bottled it then. Instead it has been in the vessel for 20 hours and has started bubbling again. I am going to bottle it now. Tried one apart from being fizzy it comes through...
  7. Celador Brewery

    Hello front Stockport!

    Hi there, I’m new to home brew (fermenting second batch at time of writing). Done two Pale / IPA 1 gallon kits so far - one all grain and one half and half. I’ve just bought a klarstein beerfest to save on gas bills! Any advice would be great!
  8. A

    Homebrew I need Help! Questionnaire (Only 14 Questions mostly multiple choice)

    Hello, My name is Al, I'm a business student at MMU. As part of my course I'm doing a report on the beer industry and Robinson's Brewery. The course needs me to do my own research so I've designed a small Google Form questionnaire. It doesn't require any contact information and participants...
  9. A

    First time brewer help!

    Hi i am doing my first home brew. after less than 24 hours the beer was coming through the water in the air lock. i looked online and it said to change the airlock and put it back on i did this several times. I did this for the last time some nearly 24 hour ago and now there are no bubbles in...
  10. JebKerman

    My wife is fizzing because the Belgian Wheat I made for her isn’t

    As the title suggests, I have a batch that is under carbonated. I used my usual 1 carbonation drop per 500ml bottle, left for 2 weeks at room temperature and I have almost no carbonation beyond the initial pop whenever the bottle is opened (swing top) Any suggestions on what to do with this...
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