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Thanks I'll give that a try

Does storage temperature affect bottle carbonation time? I have a Golden Ale and a Velvet Stout both wen through fermentation process no problem. I bottled the stout a week before the Ale but both don't really have much carbonation. I used some sugar pellets, which I have used before with no...

I am extremely interested in making lagers and pilsners. I have been reading up on products such as Fermostat, Uni-stat II/III, the way the advertisements read the product will cool or heat the beer. Only in the product reviews does it mention having a freezer. Do these products heat/cool, or...

No, honestly I've been buried under paperwork. Despite what may be in the news the AF is still in full effect. Been working like a dog. I haven't had really any free time. I was able to squeeze in a batch of beer, but that's about it. I'll resume my search for the right flavor that I'm...

Bottled the batch, let it sit for 3 weeks conditioning and it tastes like freedom!!! Thanks for the advice, patience is definitely a virtue.

I've tasted it after about a week of conditioning tasted flat and watered down still. Any tips besides let it sit for another week?

Took a gravity reading(1.10). The hydrometer case said not to bottle unless the reading was under 1.06, or the bottles would explode. Is this legit?I tasted it after taking the reading it tasted a little watered down, but I can't tell if that's just because it wasn't carbonated. Is that normal?

Here are the pics. It looks like some fermentation took place. Should I try to reactivate it by adding more sugar?

I was going off the advice of a coworker that claimed to have years of experience. Come to find out he always uses the little cylindrical looking ones not the s shaped ones I have. Thanks for your help, and the video link. Really appreciate it!! The Krausen ring is becoming more visible...

The grains that are sold in the UK aren't crushed or have the the right type of milling flour

I oxygenated the crap out of it. I shook that bucket like it owed me a dollar, when it was wort

I got a hydrometer but it came in after the batch was made. The first batch smelled good, there was a thick krausen ring but it tasted off. It didn't taste like any ruby red I've ever had. The kit was old/expired but that could have been why it tasted funky. This second batch was a new kit...

Let the first batch, which was a ruby red ale sit for a good 5/6 days before tossing it. I tried to reactivate the yeast with some more sugar, got some bubbles in the bucket nothing out of the airlock. I sterilized everything to an OCD level. This batch is a light ale, no bubbles out of...

It's what you use to make mash