Hi all first of this is my first post found this forum awhile back Names Keiron from Bendio in Victoria and only started brewing around christmas time,5 brews now at my dads house under his supervision.
I mix it up put in the fridge go home he calls me when its done i come back clean the bottles and then bottle and store till time to drink. I've had a few nice brews that im happy to drink (mates that have tried them say they are ok too)which i suppose at the end of the day thats what I am trying to achieve.
So I thought yeap its time to try it at home, found an old fridge ripped out everything not needed bought a local kit which is a golden city bitter 1.7kg 1 kilo of dextrose and dried brewing yeast 56 8196
Cleaned everything (insert over the top) mixed brew up as per instructions and exactly as i did it at dads. Temp was 20 when i put yeast in and then used some frozen bottles in old fridge to keep it as close to 20 (had some Hot days in Bendigo lately) so may have gone upto 24 or so when i was at work, changed out bottles whenever i could.
Took a reading 1.04 (Red Marking on hydro) had airlock action next day for about 3 to 4 days then slowed and stopped gave it a few more days so about 7 days all up took a sample over 3 days hydro was stable at 1.003 could be reading my hydro wrong but it was in the yellow bottle marker same spot for 3 days. (Dad doesnt use a hydrometer i have no idea how he knows its time to bottle but it works for him)
So clean all my stubbies (insert over the top again i think my wife is getting tired of me hogging the sink and kitchen benches already) filled one stubby and thought I should put some sugar in to test it before doing all the others. and it foamed up about 1 cm never did that at dads house, I rang him he said ah beer varies may need longer said goodbye and that was the end of his help for the night.
So i quess my question is. is my hydro lying to me or have I done something wrong in the brewing process should i have started taking readings when airlock activity stopped and bottled sooner. should i now be trying to move beer to secondary and chill before bottling any help would be greatly appreciated.
I guess i dont want to get to complex yet just make a nice tasting kit brew at home without dad coming around to bail me out.
Cheers,
Keiron
I mix it up put in the fridge go home he calls me when its done i come back clean the bottles and then bottle and store till time to drink. I've had a few nice brews that im happy to drink (mates that have tried them say they are ok too)which i suppose at the end of the day thats what I am trying to achieve.
So I thought yeap its time to try it at home, found an old fridge ripped out everything not needed bought a local kit which is a golden city bitter 1.7kg 1 kilo of dextrose and dried brewing yeast 56 8196
Cleaned everything (insert over the top) mixed brew up as per instructions and exactly as i did it at dads. Temp was 20 when i put yeast in and then used some frozen bottles in old fridge to keep it as close to 20 (had some Hot days in Bendigo lately) so may have gone upto 24 or so when i was at work, changed out bottles whenever i could.
Took a reading 1.04 (Red Marking on hydro) had airlock action next day for about 3 to 4 days then slowed and stopped gave it a few more days so about 7 days all up took a sample over 3 days hydro was stable at 1.003 could be reading my hydro wrong but it was in the yellow bottle marker same spot for 3 days. (Dad doesnt use a hydrometer i have no idea how he knows its time to bottle but it works for him)
So clean all my stubbies (insert over the top again i think my wife is getting tired of me hogging the sink and kitchen benches already) filled one stubby and thought I should put some sugar in to test it before doing all the others. and it foamed up about 1 cm never did that at dads house, I rang him he said ah beer varies may need longer said goodbye and that was the end of his help for the night.
So i quess my question is. is my hydro lying to me or have I done something wrong in the brewing process should i have started taking readings when airlock activity stopped and bottled sooner. should i now be trying to move beer to secondary and chill before bottling any help would be greatly appreciated.
I guess i dont want to get to complex yet just make a nice tasting kit brew at home without dad coming around to bail me out.
Cheers,
Keiron