Recent content by Benjaminrossboyd

Danestead, it's a cock size showdown between the "experts" on this site, that's why. A bloke can ask a simple question and then all the know-it-alls jump in with long winded bullshit and leave the newbie feeling inadequate. I've certainly felt this way on here. The offenders are likely to be...

Thanks all, I have looked up a few videos and calculators and will hopefully have a perfect carbonation for my bubbling stout. Cheers, hopefully one day I can help another brother out !

Thanks lads, I am guessing "racking" is done using a sterilised hose/tubing directly connected to the primary fermenters tap? Secondly, do you bottle as soon as the transfer has finished ?

What process did you use mstrelan ?

Hi all, Firstly, I am referring to simple kit and kit type brewing in the below story. Myself and a friend bottle (yes bottle) in 330ml bottles and while some say a standard carb drop will not over carbonate the beer, I personally think sometimes I think it does. I have read a little about...

Thanks gents, duly noted.

Hi All, What's the warmest I should let my bottled beer get to in this heat ? What does heat do to the flavour and can they blow up ? Cheers

After 2 weeks in the bottle, I have chilled and tried one, with pleasing results. Nice and dark with a great head. Not sure what the story is here but I can say (as above) I have tried 2 different hydrometers and you don't need to be an expert to read one. Thanks for your advice all, I'll

I used 1x tin of Black Rock NZ Draught, 1kg of dry light malt extract, 100g chocolate grain (steeped) and some hops. Part of the puzzle also includes a 1x tin Tooheys Special Draught with 1kg dextrose put down at the same time, kept in the same location and is reading the same FG. My completely...

Hey Grott. No excessive frothing or gas release, I just tasted from the bottle. I will pour one into a glass tomorrow. I have since tested the other brew that's put down at the same time (still in fermenter) and it still reads 1018 and it's been in there for about 4 weeks, and that was with a...

Thanks Manticle and Big D, I like the advice. Meanwhile, I thought it could have been the change in weather ? The bottles have been down for a week and no explosions. Tested one for taste yesterday and was pretty good. I don't know what to think

Thanks for the advice guys. I have them isolated in a brick and metal cage. What about the fact that the hydro reading that I took over 72 hours remained static at 1.020? Why did this happen ? And how did it also happen with another fermenter I put down at the same time but with totally...

Bottled it thinking that the hydrometer reading was incorrect. May have been a silly move ? I have all of the above but thinking I may surround my bottles with some armour ? I am getting a second hydrometer to test tomorrow. Will the bottles only explode if the gravity is still coming down ...

Hi All, after putting down a fairly standard kit & kilo and another at the same time (only with some grain steeping and dry hops) I have waited 15 days until I bottled. The visual fermentation (bubbling airlock) stopped after about 5 days so I was thinking I'm good to bottle. As I'm prepping to...

Thnx gents (except yob:)