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I stupidly didnt check my temp and pitched the yeast at 35 degrees. it then went straight into the fridge. now 3 hours later, its still only at 25. would the yeast survive or have i killed my brew. oh yea, its just a coopers lager with kit yeast and 1 kg be1. i just wanted a quickie lol

Not sure if its mould or if i didint clean my fermenter properly. I bottled about 3 weeks ago and since then my fermenter has sat with some sanitiser in the bottom of it.I noticed yesterday that there was some mouldy looking patches up top. Wats the best way of cleaning it so i can still use it

First off, Merry Xmas to everyone. Hope the day was good. It was extra special for me as I proposed to my girl friend and she accepted. WOO HOO!! Back to the serious matter. I have had my first batch in bottles for nearly two weeks now. I tried one after a week and it was flat(obviously) then...

Ive just bottled my first brew yesterday using dextrose to prime. I read somewhere that its best to store at about 20-25 deg. Ive put them in the fridge and set the fridgemate to 22. Is this a good temp?

Hey im wanting to do a vienna lager. Any ideas for a simple recipe?

Hey, i put down a coopers european lager a week ago with coopers be2 a goldings hop bag and s04 yeast. it seemed to stall at 1018. i didnt realise this was too high and added finings. its been in a fridge with fridgemate at 18 degrees the whole time. i tried shaking it abit on friday but it done...

I bought a 4 pack of grolsh swingtops during the week. first interest was the bottles and suspected it would be a top drop. By far my new fav beer. Luckily its my birthday next week so i will be receiving a case as a present. so enjoyable to drink whilst building a collection of bottles for the...

Im going to start my first brew next weekend and just wanted some recipe ideas. Ill prob go with a coopers lager can or maybe euro lager can (coopers). I dont want to just use the can as ive heard it makes a boring beer and im pretty fussy with beer. I dont want to add extra hops or anything yet...

Hey everyone, Just scored a brew fridge for free but im trying to decide which controller to go with. I suspect the fridgemate would be as it is digital and only $50 but just thought id ask for opinions/experiences.