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Just out of curiosity, what are the possible consequences of using the whole pack?

Thanks for that. I worked it out to be about 6g, just wondering if digital kitchen scales are good enough for this? Thanks

Hi, I have recipe which specifies one pack of yeast, the total volume of the recipe is 11 litres. I plan on using a pack of Fermantis US-05 yeast, however it says on the pack its enough for 20-30 litres. So just wondering if its going to be to much if I use the whole pack,or should i halve it...

Hi, Thats great that the PET lids fit, as I have quite a few of those ginger beer bottles and some other dark green ones. Paul

Hi, Has any one used glass soft drink bottles to bottle their brew? As there are a lot of carbonated waters and soft drinks that come in 750ml bottles that I'd like to use. I suppose the hard thing would be getting caps. Thanks, Paul

Hi, I probably will just use a sanitizer, but I was just curious if there was a chemical free way to do it. Paul

Hi, When i use to bottle jams and sauces I used to sterlize jars by boiling them, would this also work for beer bottles? Usually i boiled them for 15 minutes and the cooled them. If i go the sodium percarbonate route, then how long should i soak them for? Thanks, Paul

I just did a dash out to the super market and (packed on xmas eve) and grabbed some Home Brand caps and they fit fine. Its just the ones from my home brew shop that don't crimp on properly. You can feel the Home Brand ones crimp on and they are water tight. Thanks for all the replies. Paul

Hi, I am about to bottle my first brew and was having a trial run with the bench capper. When i cap a non-screw top bottle the caps kind of crimps below the lip of the bottle, however when i cap a screw top bottle it doesnt sit as well or crimp under, is this still ok? I have attached a photo...

Hi, Well I have had it fermenting for about 10 days and its slowing down, I plan on testing it tomorrow to see where its at. Then i'll rack it into another container and leave for a week or so. I have a couple more questions though, i plan on bulking priming the beer with table sugar, any...

Hi, I was going to rack my gluten free brew into a 25 liter water cube. Does any one have any ideas how to get the smell out of the cubes first? As i figure this will taint the flavor of the brew. If i soak it in a sterilizing solution will that help and if so how long can i soak for? Thanks...

Hi, Thanks for the reply Andrew and by the way I really like your beers. The kit i received has Fermantis US-05 as the yeast and the hops are Brewers Gold and Fuggles. I will have to have a look into Treacle, I was hoping to have some ready by xmas, but I might be running to late now. Paul

Hi Chad, Just wondering how much honey you put in the third batch to make it ok? assuming it was honey. I received the kit today and it is made with 2.8kg Sorghum malt also. Thanks, Paul

Hi Chad, Just wondering what made the first two batches a failure? Paul

I just ordered this kit and will see how it goes, will let you all know how it goes. http://www.brewerschoice.net.au/html/glute...ree%20beer.html