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Didnt seem to - it was definately differentt o the one that was peletted. I rang ESB, guy told me that the pellets might have just liquidised (Im pretty sure this isnt the case, as I said I have done a lot of these tins and its the first one without any green goo or 'floaties', just seemed to be...

I'll give 'em a bell. Good thinking!

OK heres what happpened Got several mates coming up from interstate in a few weeks. Figured I'd put down 2 batches of ESB Aus Draught for general purpose guzzling during that time. I've made this kit plenty of times - it comes with hop pellets in the concentrate, they appear as dark green...

OK I'll give thast a shot next time, thanks :D Just took a hydrometer, down to 1020 now so it's well on it's way :groovy:

Seems to have started to take off a bit today. Fingers crossed but its got a pretty steady bubbling happening at last. I'll let it chug away for a week then take a reading and see if we've made some progress! :super:

Alrighty I'll sit it out a few more days then take another hydrometer reading. I'll look into a better starter next time I wander into lagerland! Thanks guys

yup - 1044 at pitching on 21/2/07 1034 now 2/3/07 So somethings happened but it's hella slow! Beerpig thanks for the link

Hiya Beerpig Running the temp controller at 12. I dont immerse my probe though, its stuck on the fermenter side under a big block of foam so it might be a degree or 2 warmer in the beer Dropped it to 10 yesterday to see if maybe I was running too hot but that hasnt helped either.

Hi I've made a few ESB Australian Draught kits up recently with great results using Safale SA-04 yeast - never had any problems. Someone suggested trying a lager yeast with that kit. Seems with the cooler weather coming then it might be time to experiment with some lagers anyway so I decided...

I bottled one on the weekend. gimmie a couple weeks and I'll report on it!

OK cool, thanks - the reasoning I had read for adding small amounts of fermentables to the secondary was to produce a little CO2 to fill up the headspace, and I wasn't sure as to wether that was required or not. Cheers guys, thanks for the tips. Payday tommorow, followed soon after by a trip to...

lol good point . 'a lil' isnt really all that helpful to any prospective advice givers is it! One tablespoon of dextrose?

Awesome thanks guys, plastic it is then! Anything special I need to consider when racking (sanitation aside)? I've done some bulk priming before so I guess its pretty much the same. I'm assuming you just run a tube out of primary from the tap, coil round bottom of secondary, sit the lid on...

Hiyas, putting my second brew together this weekend (ESB kit probably), and I'm going to try giving it a couple weks in a secondary So. I waltz into the local HBS, to avoid looking like a dork, what should I need to know about selecting a secondary! Reading around I got this far Glass Pros...

Hey there - first up post here :party: Next payday I'm looking to buy another fermenter or a glass carboy and giving secondary fermenting a whirl Reading this has pretty much talked me out of getting a glass carboy, I think I'll go with the plastic. Just wondering the best method of racking...