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Hi all I have just barrelled a batch of lager (its a kit version,) the barrel it stands in is a 5 gallon pressure barrell, with a top on that u can squirt gas in when it goes flat. I barrelled the lager about 20 mins ago and its sat next to me in a nice warm place, however i can now here a...

Hi all I am on about my 10th batch of lager, i use the kits, and i am trying a john bulls lager now and i made it about 18 hours ago and there is hardly no air lock activity, i usually make the kits about 6pm and when i get up the next day its bubbling away nicely, however this one is...

Hi all I am on my 4th batch of homebrew (from the kits) and i barrelled a batch 2 weeks ago, i know for a fact i put the sugar in to carbonate it etc, but the way i put the sugar in was to mix it with a pint of the brew then add it to the barrell. Anyway i pulled a pint tonight to test...

Hi all I bought the above kit and followed the instructions perfectly, and while it was fermenting it went bang and the airlock flew out and most of it went on the ceiling and floor. What can cause this? like i say i followed the instructions pefrectly, i was a little concerned that it asked...

Hi all i am on my 3rd batch of lager and my last batch i bottled for the first time, i followed the instructions with this kit, ie i put the right amount of sugar when priming the bottles. However most of the bottles when i opened them did not have any head when i poured them and appeared...

I have just noticed on the back of the packet that i should have added the finings the day before bottling, however i can not bottle for another 5 days now as i am going away, will this cause any problems?? Thanks again Chris

Hi all My batch of lager has finished fermenting, i had checked this by hydrometer reading and there was no bubbles coming out of airlock. I have added finings to my fermenting bin, for which i plan to leave stand now for a week before bottling. When i added my finings, it all froathed...

Hi all Is there a way of knowing after adding finings to the fermenting bin how long you have to wait before you can bottle it. Thanks Chris

Hi everyone. Well my first batch of lager is sitting in the keg now and will be for the next month, although im still not 100% sure it has worked, as when I looked after about 5 days of it fermenting there was no froth on the top at all. There was bubbles coming out of the airlock at a...

Hi all I have recently barrelled my first batch of lager, I bought a keg barrel especially for this and when I put it in the barrel I put the correct amount of sugar like it said to in the instructions for a barrel. My question is, I want to transfer some from the barrel to a few bottles...

Hi all I have recently barrelled my first batch of lager, I bought a keg barrel especially for this and when I put it in the barrel I put the correct amount of sugar like it said to in the instructions for a barrel. My question is, I want to transfer some from the barrel to a few bottles...

Hi all If i did replace half of the sugar with DME would it weaken the alcohol content of the lager? bearing in mind i am doing a beginners kit where u just add sugar etc. Thanks

Hi all I am really getting into this home brewing! On my 2nd beer kit it says to add 1kg of sugar, and its says preferably “brewers sugar” after looking on the net for a bit I think that brewers sugar is in fact corn sugar. Am I right? If so would any corn sugar do? Also I have noticed...

Hi all I have barrelled my first batch of lager, so naturally I am already thinking of my next venture. I love lager so I will be getting another 40 pint kit ( I am not ready for anything more advanced!) I will be getting a different make this time, as I was not keen on the colour of the...

Hi all I have just put some of my lager into a trial jar and took a hydrometer reading, according to the reading i can now put it into my keg. Thing is the bit i tested looks really weak in colour, will this improve when i leave it in the barrel or does this mean its not done properly. Thanks

Hi all I started my first batch of lager last saturday, its was one that comes in a tin where you add sugar etc. I took the lid of my bin yesterday (thursday) and thought i would see loads of froth on the top but there wasnt any it was clear. My airlock has slowed down with bubbles once...

Hi all I am on day 4 of fermenting, and its bubbling once every 20 seconds. My question is when do i put the finings in? do i put them in the fermentig bin then transfer over to the barrel, or put the finings in the barrel when i put the lager in? Also it says on my packet that thet are...

Hi all I finally got up and running on saturday, just a few questions, firstly regarding the amount of bubbles in the airlock, its been 2 days now and i have a bubble once every 5 seconds, is this to slow?? And secondly it hit me when i was making it just how much sugar goes into this...

Hi all I have just bought a Hydrometer, i can not find a trail jar anywhere. Is there anything else i can use instead? as what is the best way of using this? do i just get my sterilzed vessel (again what can i use instead of trial jar) and dip it in fermenting bin to get some beer and then...

Hi all I have changed my fermenting bin to one with a Air lock on it, on top of the bin it came with a sticker on it saying "IMPORTANT TO FACILITATE SEALING, USE PETROLEUM JELLY ON CAP THREAD AND "O" RING " I guess this means to rub some Jelly round the mentioned parts, firstly would...