A few questions ffrom a complete novice.

[spykes1980]

Hi all home brewers! I was looking for a new hobby and like drinking beer so why not become a home brew demon or try to be :idea:

I have bought most of kit, I got better brew czech pilsner, a coopers pilsner and a worldwide classics czech pilsner. So anyone with experience of these please feel free to comment on it.

I have been watching countless youtube vids and have been scouring posts on here but sometimes advice isnt always the same hence a few simple questions to someone with a bit of experience.

General questions.
1. Do people use filtered water/does it make a difference. I live in Lancs and so the water here is quite good I believe?

2. I have sugar (dextrose), spray malt and the mix is that all I need seen? some vids where people add hops too??


3. Do you bottle after about 10 days or then put it into another fermenting bin for a while? ie do I need two 25l tubs? or is this just to prime the whole batch without using initial tub that may have sc-um round the edges ie for cleanliness?


4. At what temperature do I aim for at each stage of brew? also is there just fermenting and then just bottled stages (similar question to above granted)

5.Can I store when bottled at just below room temp and refridgerate before serving?

6. I want to keep it simple and priming the whole batch rather than bottles looks easyist. Is it and is 200g about right for 23l batch?

7. Finally does the strength come from amount of sugar used in 1st stage? (I have a hydro metre)

Thanks for reading and for any replies. I will be starting next week if my other bits come in time, quite excited and getting carried away buying kit. :

 

[Rwilts]

Welcome.

have a read of this...
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=24822

 

[EskiBrew]

Welcome to the forum (eventually ) :thumb:

 

[dennisking]

Hi and welcome.

 

[Davybarman]

Hi and Welcome!!
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[pittsy]

hi welcome to a great hobby , keep the temp of fermentation around 20c if poss and leave alone for 10 to 14 days :thumb:

 

[spykes1980]

Ok i ll have a read of the link ta, and thanks for the warm welcome :thumb:

 

[TRXnMe]

Most of your questions havev both yes and no as the right answers :)

Water is down to personal preference, I use bottled water for some of my kits, the ones I want to come out really well, but ordinary tap water for the run of the mill brews.

You can use a second FV for the final stages of fermentation, or for batch priming, also having a second FV means you have have two brews on the go concurrently, that way you get ahead of the drinking curve and allow your beer more time to mature in the bottles.

Your bottles need to be sommewhere warmish for a week or so for secondary ferrmentation to take place, then stored somewhere cooler.

The amount of priming sugar will vary depending on whetehr it's an ale, lager or whatever really, most kits have some advice on this subject in the destructions.

And the one YES, your final brew strength is a combination of the amount of ferrmentable (this commes from the kit, the dry malt extract and the sugar) and the type of yeast you're using. Some yeasts have higher tolerance to alchohol than others, so will convert more sugars to alchohol.

 

[spykes1980]

Thanks TRXnMe