The fermenting bucket that I got with my kit has a snap on plastic lid with a seal in the lid. Every time I try to take off the lid to take a hydrometer reading I find my self struggling to get the dumb thing off!
Has anyone ever tried using a gamma lid and drilling a hole for the grommet and...
Okay so i'm working on my very first brew and I just tasted the fermented beer after taking a Hydrometer reading and it had a off after taste.
Too me it seems a bit "medicinal" my wife couldn't describe it and just made a face! :-)
I took the reading because I haven't seen any airlock...
