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Wow. Serious setup. Nice job!

Yea only bottle when it's truly ready. My post was more in reference that in time the excess yeast will drop. That is all.

:unsure: Mine needed it. I was dropping the dirtiest yeast farts after drinking them 4 weeks after bottling. 9 months and the were a clear beer when pouring, and my bodily odors werent so bad after!

Hey mate sounds like a batch I made 12 months ago. I pitched a second pack of yeast after 4 days. Nothing bad will happen. When you bottle just leave them upright and after 9 months or so they'll be clear and tasty. Don't stress it!

Hello, I'm looking at making the jump to all grain, and have been reading up on the BIAB method which sounds like a nice easy way to make the progression from Kit and Can brewing to All Grain, without shelling out $2500 for a Braumeiser! I've found this 40L Birko from nisbets for $269.95 - and...

I boiled them in some water for 10min before dropping them and the water into the fermenter. I gave it a good mix with the spoon and the added the yeast. This was performed as per the instructions with the kit.

Thanks for the many knowledge rich replies. I now have a better understanding of the process. My last question is that if I leave the fermented beer in the fermenter a week or so after fermentation has completed, given I have hops in a hops bag (like a tea bag) floating in there will that impact...

Hello all, 8 days ago I put together my second brew in months, and probably my 5th brew in the last 8 years! I'm slowly getting back into something I've always wanted to do, and thats brew my own beer and to be proud of the outcome! This time I've used a Muntons Blonde Lager Can, Black Rock...

Still 1.022 tonight, I let it raise 2degrees today to try and spruse life into it. No go. Gave it a whirl and got the temp back to 22degree. Hopefully that will work. I'm using S05 yeast. Originally pitched at 30degree so maybe that's where the issue lays. It worked too hard and burnt out...

I've had my brew in for 1 week and 1 day now, and after the first 3 days the fermenter stopped bubbling. It's been around 22-24 so I would have expected to see it go for at least a week. The OG was 1038, and the SG is now at 1022. As you can see there is still a heap of unfermented sugars in the...

Adelaide here. Nice and warm outside, yet 22 degrees C in my fermenter!

Sorry if this has been posted before, or is in the wrong spot, but I found it amusing :D

Thanks enuun, would raising the temp a few degrees be advisable? She seemed to be more productive at ~28 degrees opposed to the current 22 degrees. Edit the krausen is still clearly visable.

Great read. Congrats on a successful first brew. I hope mine is as successful as yours!

So after 2 days it seemed my fermented had stopped bubbling. Temps had been around 22 - 24 degree C. Took a hydrometer reading, OG was 1.038 (I believe, might not be accurate due to lack of experience and 30degree wort.) and the next reading was 1.022. I figured I'd test it the next day to find...

Thanks for the input Nige, I guess I was just assuming that racking it for a week or two would help reduce the sediment that might be floating around in the wort. I've only racked once before, and had it in my dad's meat fridge which sits nicely at 2degrees. I dont know what inspired me to put...

Also, if I plan to rack my beer, how long should I keep it in another container for? I have a 25L cube from when I used to brew. Would 2 weeks stored in that at room temp be suitable? Mike.

so is it right to assume you need to sterilize your caps too? I've got a couple of 750ml PET 15 bottle packs which are brand new, so I just need to sterilize them and the caps. I gather the best method is to simply fill up a sink with some hot water, and the no rinse sanitiser, then dunk each...

Thanks, I'll top up the tub when I get home that will assist lowering the temp more. Excellent, I look forward to sampling this beer some time in Feb :) Mike.

So I decided to get back into homebrew after an approximately 10 year hiatus (I only made about 4 beers previously). I went to my local brewcraft store, acquired some new equipment (my old gear had gone to ruin), and couldn't wait for the Adelaide temperatures to drop below the 30's, so I jumped...