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Well that could be the prob.... i use just normal white sugar. Next time i'll go dextrose ! Any other ideas while we're at it...?

Hey guys, My 4th brew is done and in the fridge and being consumed... This time i tried a different flavour, i cant remember the name but its slightly darker than i usually drink. My problem is its still tasting very wine like, well i personally when i drink wine i cringe a little from the...

Hey guys, Ok Thursday i had three stubbies of brew (been in fridge for about a week, bottled 3 weeks ago) tasted all good nothing suss... Friday i open one up and pour it, took a sip and it honestly felt like a horse just pissed in my mouth i ran for the sink and nearly threw up!! This is...

Hey peeps, i dont know what to do anymore....! I was just reading through a post then which stated that 26 deg or above is suicide!?!? But i got other people telling me that high temp is good for the brew? I just recently moved house and its hard for me to keep the temp low, as in i cant get...

It was a coopers green cap tin and 1kg of sugar plus yeast... taking another reading right now... Much clearer reading this time, its still on the red, reading about .5% !?!? yeast has been pitched and brew is ready to be bottled...

I need some help here.... I just took a hydro sample and its showing that i made wine not beer...the level is at the red section of the meter... Just a thought, theres alot of sediment in it should this matter? (you know first couple of pours has lots of crap in it) Any help would be good...

How dramatically would that change the taste of it? Has anyone tried it? Whats the highest alc level you ever had?

Hey everyone, Last night i got my hands on a couple of six packs of the new carlton cold ultra chill's (6.5% alc) Just got me thinking... how can i get these levels of alc in my beer fro a kit? is it possible?? im only new to this and probably kidding myself but still be interested to know...

Hey, Im ready to pour my brew but thought id try a clearing agent as im getting alot of sediment lately... When do i add it? The brew has stopped bubbling so im ready to bottle but how long does the clearer need to be in ? thanks :lol:

Just so i know.... What will happen if it stays at this temp? or should i say why is high temp bad?

What is the ideal temp for fermenting?? My third brew is underway now, at the 24 hr mark now its still at 28deg... My last brew (havnt tried it yet) was fermenting at about 24-26, this one is at 28 and the air lock is going nuts, unlike last time... So...temp too high??

Sweeeet hehehe thanks guys, pulled beer out and back in cupboard, gave wife spanking lol :D

:o :o :o While at work today ( i know she was only being nice ) my darling wife put my bottled brew in the fridge and it had only been 9 days since bottling!! Is my brew dead?? what do i do?? Help me :(

its been 2 1/2 weeks

stored at room temp(until in fridge) which is about 24deg and one drop per 375ml as per packet

Hey Ive been using carbonation drops instead of sugar in my bottles before bottling and im in the middle of drinking my first brew and they arent very fizzy!? I mean its not flat but its not as fizzed as a soft drink or pro beer... would sugar be better? if it is what sort of sugar to beer...

hey peeps my second brew stopped bubbling in the fermenter about 3 days ago and i only bottled it tonight... does it matter that i left it so long? is it destroyed? also someone told me when bottling i have to do it at lightning speed, is this true? and what do you usually do for cleaning...

Are you sure? I suppose its only 8 hours... anyone else for second opinion?

Hey guys, Got the second brew mixed up tonight but ive run into a prob i used about 2L of boiling water to dissolve the mixture then filled up to 23L... The temp at first was 38deg and is now 36deg, ive got the tank sitting in a tub of cold water with added ice ect but the temp wont budge, i...

WOW Thanks for all the feedback guys... Tyred- It was at a steady temp of 22-24deg, and i did check it with hydrometer about 4 days b4 i bottled it and it came up at about 2% this worries me the most and the MIL just said it'll be fine! I will ditch the MIL next time, she's too sloppy, not...