ended up going the light (lamp) put down a coopers mexican cereza be2 1kg and us-05 yeast at 18 C
so i guess ill see how the light works out in the next few weeks fingers crossed
looking for somewhere in australia to get custom beer taps shipping is a fair bit from the usa50-60 for the tap but 30-36 shipping
do like the one below because u can change the lable around great idea if anyone knows a aussie web site or somewhere cheaper than (kegworks $87 with shipping...
cant do the blanket because the day temp is still high but night temp low 1-6 at night so still need the fridge for the day
im doing a lager now fridge holding at 12 at night but next week forecast weather down to 0 night 12 day gunna have to heat even the lager
so however i heat it..it still...
what is the best way to keep ur beer warm at 18 dec for fermantation in winter i started brewing at the start of the year (summer) got a fridge with temp controller
i seen
heat belts
heat mats
n hear puting a lamp light in the fridge
with the first 2 do they heat evenly?
whats best?
''Make sure you double your dose if you pitch at this temp though.''
what do u mean 2 packets of s-23 yeast?
cold chill is just turning the frigde down to about 0-1 for a week helps clear ur beer before kegging /bottle
i put finning in on day 1 of cc n polyclar day 4of cc
i never done a lager/pilsener how much longer does fermentation take roughly
my ale 14 days fermentation then 7 days cold chill
would a lager be about
21 days fermentation 7 days cold chill
(making sure the hydrometer reading is right n the beer is finished fermentation )
i was thinking about getting a 2nd coopers fermenter but just measured my bar fridge n it wont fit in there with the croiser collar do u have to use the croiser collar ?
(i want the coopers diy kit cause i also need some more bottles the carbornation drops + it has the lager kit n be1 ....but...
so if i put say 750g or so of honey in on about day 12 of fermentation n leave in there for another week like that ,then cc for about 4 days then keg
u think that will give it honey flavour?
can i just pour honey in straight from the jar?
hi im gunna make a coopers wheat beer with honey but i've never done this before so do i just pour the honey in with the extract at the start?
gunna use capilano natural australian honey will this be ok to use?
1 tin of thomas coopers wheat beer
500g of light dry malt
375g of honey (the honey...
no leak .. im normaly forced carbonate but caused i have only 2 beer taps but 3 gas lines im try to carbonate the last keg at serving pressure (15psi)
just seems to be taking a long time i was thinking 7-10 days fully carbonated but after 6 i was thinking it was gunna be half way there but...
how long does it take to carbonate a keg 19l at 15 psi
i hooked it up sunday its now saturday 6 days on n still flat as a tac
not in a hurry to drink it( have a full keg im drinking) just interested 15 psi is my serving presure
temp is about 1-2 deg not sure if that makes a diff
i got the pinnacle one about 3 months ago pretty happy with it reg is ok but cheap im using it still , taps seem to pour ok flow control helps that im pretty happy with mine said min temp 2 on the gauge but gets to 0 (im gunna fill a keg with water n put in there overnight n see what the temp...