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here's the update... no skunk, no exploding bottles, carbonation fine, no head, taste pretty good

Thanks again for all the advise, I'm now putting the boxes containing these water bottles into the shower tub, will report back in a couple of weeks. Also got one out from the first batch and its in the fridge now, will report back how it goes, Cheers

I have 5 bottles from the first batch stored in these bottles for a month now without problem, they are just like pepsi bottles.

Thanks for all the advise. Clear bottles will be fine as long as they're stored in a dark environment right? I store all bottles inside a cartoon box in a dark room, some in 1.5L water bottles and some in 750ml brown PET bottles. I filtered with a mesh because the hops teabag is damaged...

hi, so i've filtered the beer during bottling, will this effect carbonation? I'm worried coz the beer is so clear now in the bottle, I might have filtered all the yeast. Without yeast in the bottle there will be no carbonation am i right?? If this is the case should I open the...

Thanks a lot for the tips:), I was thinking of a simple partial mash - soak about a pound of oat in hot water then boil and mix with extract. This will add body/creamy finish to the beer am I right? and more about the dry yeast... if yeast can be washed from the fermenter why can't it grow...

Thanks for the response, I'm planning to do two 2.5 gallon batch, one with 1.5kg extract + oats, and the other just the 1.5kg extract. Is this a good idea? or should I just do 5 gallon in one batch without messing it?

Hi, I've just purchased a Muntons gold imperial stout kit online. It come with two cans of 1.5kg extract and a pack of dry yeast (5-7g), 5 gallon batch. My question is can I use half of the yeast that it came with if I brew 2.5 gallon? (one can of extract) I've read that dry yeast...