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thanks! sorry 1 more question do i leave them in the bag when i put them in the fermenter

ok so do i only add 17 L of water then?

yes sorry, Phonos the packet was really hard to read as the etching on the packet was coming off so do i put the goldings in the same mug? thanks for the tip snow! does this sound right? 1. malt into fermenter with 1L of hot water 2. add dextrose with 1L of hot water 3. stir 4. add 500ml of...

hey all i have a brewcraft kilkenny style kit and it came with 15g coldings + 15g fuggles on each of the backs of the packets they both say to: add bag to 500ml (2cups) boiling water and allow to keep for 10min then prepare the brew then add hops + coldings just before the yeast but the...

ok a few days ago i stired it all up and still about the same SG should i add another yeast pack or should i heat it up more? or both?

thats an awesome idea! thanks mate!

lol ok i dont know where my local home brew shop is :(

thanks for that i will take a look what is the best way of increasing the temp with no heat pad?

hmm well i took another reading today and its 1030, is that way too high to bottle? or should i swirl the fermenter around abit??? i dont know where my LHB shop is lol :( castle hill area or epping area? in sydney

hey guys got a brew going its OG was 1050 currently sittying at 1030 after 2 weeks current temp is 18C ingredients mount mellick cream ale 1kg light dry malt 500 corn syrup 15 goldings hop plug muntons gold yeast its been 2 weeks and the sg is still quite high :( whats going on...

hey guys got a kilkenny kit today :) came with 1x muntons yourkshire bitter -1.8kg(with yeast) 1x muntons premium gold active brewing yeast -6grams 1 brewcraft brewblend no.20 - 1kg 1x brewcraft coldings finishing hops -15grams 1x brewcraft fuggles finishing hops -15grams do i... add the...

has any one brewed the brewcraft irish cream ale and the brewcraft - i bought the brewcraft irish cream ale as i was told that it was similar to kilkenny but i had another look around the net and i found a brewcraft recipe that actually says "kilkenny" are they much different? thanks guys

noobie mistake... i didnt take a reading :( i opened the fermenter and stirred it up and now its at approx 1012 after 1 day. go figure.. should i wait a few more days and see if it will go down any further?

one pack the one that came with the Coopers Mexican Cerveza

ok guys i have come home and its still at 1018 even after shaking the fermenter up abit last night.. the air lock isnt bubbling at all.. what to do? this is the 3rd day? is my temp too low?