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Haha you're right! Second bottle in and it's the greatest thing I've ever tasted! As soon as I get a free couple of hours I'll be testing this new set up out. Hopefully my faith in home brewing will be restored.

Found a bar fridge on gumtree for $15! Apparently it ices up so it's not really functional anymore but for me, it's perfect. I shifted the element so my fermenter would fit. It's snug, but still has room underneath for the drawer for ice packs if need be. Can't wait to test this bad boy out.

Shacked, thank you. That video makes it look quite easy! I'll definitely try that next batch. Droopy Brew, so I might as well stick with the carbonation drops just because it saves me buying another fermenter and stick with LME or DME? I'm kinda glad you said that because I'm only using LME on...

What exactly does rehydrating the yeast do? Does it make it ferment faster? Or make the fermentation process more effective? Does it improve the taste at all? I'm looking into the temp control situation. Might find a dodgy fridge on gumtree. As for priming, I'm suspicious about those...

That's great! I'll check it out! I was just looking up some cheap stress free ways to keep the temp down! Thanks Grott

but Wynnum1, I couldn't wait!!! I had to see what it tasted like!! I'll get some in my fridge tonight, and wait... Lagerfrenzy, I guess that was my first mistake. Pitching at 27c. That won't happen again. I'll have a look into some temperature control stuff. My patience won't suffer another...

Here we go. The end result: My brew has been sitting bottled for 10 days. I know that's not really enough, but I was too eager and impatient to wait any longer. The colour is rich and looks quite red/deep amber, the smell slightly tart (I don't want to say it's wine-y but....) and the head when...

Oh man. That sounds like bad news. I'm not holding any high hopes for this batch now. Thanks for the tip Pablo_h. Maybe I should hold off til after the summer to get my APA happening then... Or I could just get a sucky batch going now for practice and then go for broke when it cools down.

I'm back. Please excuse my absence. My brew has safely made it into bottles just this evening. It's been fermenting for 24 days (or perhaps just sitting there doing nothing at all). The Sydney weather has been brutal. One day it's pouring rain, the next day it's crazy hot. So I'm guessing that...

I took my phone for a swim in Port Jackson yesterday, so I'll still be posting my results/revelations, but less frequently, and during work hours most likely, unless my phone decides to grow a pair and come back to life...

Sounds like the majority prefers Nottingham. I'll check that out next time I think... I checked last night and it seems to still be around the 1.016 mark. I gave it another swirl. I'll wait a few more days to see what happens. We have warmer weather here at the moment, so hopefully this will...

I keep that in mind for my next English! Thanks Lord Raja

I just checked the temperature. I haven't touched the brew for almost 2 days. The fermenter temp is at 22°c... I think I'll test with hydrometer later tonight... Thanks for all the help... Shacked, maybe I'll try the fast test a crack

Yeh the flavour booster is a mystery to me. It's a pack that my local brew shop made up. I didn't rehydrate my yeast... Maybe I'll try that out next time

Thanks Goatchop. Good advice

Good to know. Thanks Droopy.

Ok thanks. I'll try my best to ignore it for a couple of days...

Also, thanks for everyone's help. I promise to pay it forward when I'm an expert brewer

That's interesting. I'll keep that in mind for my next brew. Would you have pitched a different yeast with the Real Ale kit? Michaeld16, when you say a rise in temp, what sort of rise are we talking?

I just checked my brew. It's now sitting at about 1.018, so it's slowing going down! Unless it's just wishful thinking fooling my eyes. It's currently at 20.5°C I gave it a good swirl around anyway to try and rouse the yeast a little. I'll check again tomorrow night and see what happens...