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OG was 1040, haven't checked FG yet, was going to give yeast time too get busy again(If they are going to). Not sure if I've stuffed up by letting the temp vary too much, I was trying to keep the wort below 12 degrees, really hard to do sitting in a tub of cold water and ice. I was planning on...

Ok, new to home brewing here, had Morgans Blue Mountain Lager in fermenter for 6 days now, pitched S23 yeast when wort was about 18/20c, dont have temp control fridge set up yet so put fermenter in tub of ice and water to cool and used 15l of chilled water in wort. Airlock started bubbling away...

Great site you've got here, lots of useful info. Just got back into kit brewing after a good many years of just drinking the stuff! (starting a family does that, spending more time at home ). Just bottled a batch of Mangrove Jacks Gold Lager and wife has got me onto cider (oztops), so I'll see...