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Oh God I just checked my fermenter again and found the reason for the no airlock bubbling: THE LID WAS NOT ON TIGHT. It's screwed on, but not fully tight. This may explain the lack of bubbling - but still unsure about the lack of krausen. Just tasted it too: tasted fine (for an unfermented beer...

Thanks for the input all! I think you all may be right - it could be a tad too high. I've now turned off the heat pad, and just cover it with towel to keep it a bit warmer than room temp (my room is probably about 10 degrees). I guess there is not much I can do but to let it sit there until...

Hi thanks for the suggestion. I just checked it then, and WTF, it stops at the black line (where it says '10'). I changed the beer used for the hydrometer twice (just in case it's the sediments in the bottom making it read funny), but it doesn't change. Now I'm very much confused. This is only...

Hi all, I am a fairly new homebrewer (only 3 brews under my belt). Going for my fourth one, and for the first time encountered 'unusual' situation. Basically, I brewed on Sunday night, and as at today (Wednesday night) I still have not seen any activities on the airlock (no bubbles etc). On...

Ha! Do you by any chance go to St Ali for coffee? My partner (who manages the place) always recommend going to Prince's for wine, and I've gone there for a few ESBs before. I'll drop by later on this week, or send the better half on the way home tonight. Cheers for the tip Grace

I'll try slowbeer today. And yes, in fact I did pick up a Torpedo ;)

Terrible news, according to Acland Cellars Epic Armageddon is no more. No more as in, no more in the foreseeable future. It's apparently completely sold out, the importers don't have any more, and there is no batch on the way or in the making :( . So just to be safe I hoarded a few bottles of...

I will look out for Armageddon, everyone seems to think that this thing is sex on legs! Yes I'm near Acland Cellars, in fact I just found out about The Local's beers recently. I've passed it many times but never stopped by even though it looked inviting, because I thought it's just another pub...

Really? That's the exact reason why I like it, I actually mentioned last night to my drinking partner that 'it's like there's a party in my mouth!' (I think it's a jingle for a commercial but anyway, it's appropriate).

Hi all, firstly I wish everyone a happy and successful new year! Last night I tried a beer so wonderful I thought I'd share with you all. It's a New Zealand beer (it's been mentioned in another NZ brewery thread, which does not specifically discuss this beer) called Epic Pale Ale. It comes in...

Thanks for all your replies, that has helped ease my nerves a lot :-). I apologise again for being panickythis is my first brew that has additional ingredients added, so I'm paranoid about introducing bacteria into the mix. Actually I haven't had Hoegaarden from the bottle - I've always had...

Hi all, My name is Grace and I'm a newbie in homebrewing (but not beer appreciation :D ) - with all but 3 brews under my belt. I've found this site to be a wealth of information and most of all inspirational, so thank you all for making my life a lot more interesting. I live in Melbourne, so...

Hi all, How are you? I'm a newbie - both on this forum and in brewing :D . I'm on my third batch of beer now (well, technically second, the first was ginger beer), and I'm brewing a Hoegaarden clone. I use Black Rock Whispering Wheat, Dry wheat malt, Saf-Brew yeast, 15grm coriander seeds and 2...