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I have just bottled a farmland lager this afternoon which I broke the hop teabag in. ;) No floaties that I could see,just nice clear beer. :D It sat in the fermenter for four weeks. No worries. johnm

I have just bottled a farmland lager this afternoon which I broke the hop teabag in. ;) No floaties that I could see,just nice clear beer. :D It sat in the fermenter for four weeks. No worries. johnm

Jason The scum floating ontop is normal , it will settle and after 3+weeks you should have home made ginger beer. :D My five boys have appropriated on of my fermenters and now brew there own non alc ginger beer. B) johnm

Thanks for the replies. I checked it again this morning,we have ignition :) . Temp is steady at 16 degrees. This kit yeast really does take its time to get going. My recipe was really simple. 1.7kg Cascade Choc porter 1kg Dark brew enhancer from Brewcraft Boiled in 3ltrs water for 30mins to...

Looking for some more good advice from this great site :beerbang: My temp is a steady 16 degrees , is this too cold for the kit yeast. Raising the temp is one way. What if I pitch a s-23 will this alter the flavour , will it do the job ? Thanks johnm64

My cheap benchmark brew was a Farmland lager $8 + 1kg Dextrose $2.44 Total cost $10.44 pretty damn cheep. A drinkable brew , that is compared to my first 3 or 4 brews which I used white sugar in. ;) (thats what the instructions say :lol: ) In fact all my first 12 brews came in under $16 Still...

Thanks for all the replies, stopped in at big W on the way home today. Some how a coopers brew kit found its way into the trolley :lol: Justified it to SWMBO by saying that I cant brew ginger beer for the kids at the same time as brewing beer with only one fermenter :rolleyes: Wasnt till SWMBO...

Hello to all, fantastic site with great info :super: My first brew (Coopers Dark Ale)was started on 19/4 and was bottled on the 26th. Followed a lot of the suggestions from this site. Except one, I used white 1kg sugar.How will this affect final out come regarding taste. When I bottled I used...