The saga begins

[avisler]

happy day my brew kit has arrived and fully inspected

note the disappointment as it contained no treats.

going to start my first brew in the morning i have a geordie lager kit and a caxtons lager kit, not sure which to begin with.
my assigned storage area for the fermenting bin sits at a stable 18.7° on the low end of the instruction temperature so should be okay.

Any pitfalls i should know ?

cheers
john

 

[LeeH]

He’s got some plums on him.

Be clean, be patient, don’t keep poking things and taking measures.

Just let it do its thing for 2 weeks in the bucket and get an old fridge to brew in as soon as you can.

 

[Bitter_Dave]

Be a bit careful when transferring the beer to the bottles (or keg) to avoid oxidation. Likewise, do not shake bottles to mix priming sugar! A fermenter with a tap and a bottling stick will make life easier if you don't have one already.

 

[avisler]

He’s got some plums on him.

Hare says thankyou.

@Bitter_Dave yes got a bottling stick but forgot to get temperature strips so will go with an electronic sensor.

havent decided where to store the filled bottles yet and i think a brew fridge may be a long way off, as my hobby room is becoming a tad cramped.

 

[Larse]

To mix in the priming sugar, you can just invert the bottles a couple of times. Once they're corked of course.

Storage this time of the year could be done outside. No need for a fridge. Crates would be helpful though.

 

[Bitter_Dave]

Priming sugar easily dissolves and ferments easily without the need for inverting the bottle.

 

[Sadfield]

He’s got some plums on him.

Be clean, be patient, don’t keep poking things and taking measures.

I'm hoping you switch subject there.

 

[avisler]

okay so the first batch is done, geordie lager with 1kg brewing sugar at 1.030 sitting at 22.6°. now just have to have patience.

sterilised everything with chemsan including multiple parts of myself, a lid and tap check now goes on the list when swilling the fv.