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Not 100% sure what this is... I tried to rub it off but doesn't budge! Could it be sterilise spray? Any help would be amazing.

Hi all, I decided to give some beer design a try for my upcoming batch! I've attached three different types, but will add more elements soon - feedback is welcome and very appreciated! I'm currently freelancing, so if you need any logos or anything... designy created, drop me a line :)

Hello all, It's been a while since posting on here! My better half bought me a new brew kit just under a year ago and it's 2-3 months away from going off, so I decided to give it a go! My 1st and previous IPA batch went really well (very bias), so fingers crossed with this new one.. I was...

I siphoned the beer from the original brew bucket into a new, sanitised bucket to avoid any or much yeast bits. I did notice that I transferred some yeast into the new bucket :S

Nope. There's some yeast at the bottom of some of the bottles, so I avoid pouring all of it. Just can't figure out why its not frothy? :S

overtime I look at it through the light it looks clear! there is however yeast sitting at the bottle of some of the bottles, so I make sure to leave that out of my glass!

I sure did. I've put away my final reading somewhere in the basement, but I remember it was at a good, steady reading for over two days before I bottled it. Instead of adding small amounts of sugar into each bottle, I decided to calculate how much sugar would be needed and added it and gave...

Hello all, I finally finished my first IPA brew a month or so ago and have been letting it sit under the protection of a few jumpers. I've tried two bottles since bottling and they defiantly taste like beer, but seem to be a tad bit yeasty... I left them for another week and put one in the...

Sounds good :D Thanks for the advice! I've got another 3 and a half months left, so fingers crossed they taste good..

Thanks for the heads up! Giving that September is almost over, they most probably will be stored as they are now for around 3/half months until my guests arrive, so fingers crossed they'll survive until then :D

thanks for the advice! I've covered them with a jumper, so there's no more light hitting them. Unfortunately I don't think I have anywhere that's cooler and is steady... What is the recommended length of time to leave bottled beer before you can refrigerate it and taste it?

Hello all! So I've bottled my first batch of IPA and have been letting them stand for 8 days in a dark place which has been a constant 20 degrees, I'm wondering if this is ok for the beer or if theres anything I'm doing wrong? Also, I was thinking of leaving the beer stand for around a...

Thanks for the advice! I'll take the advice and wait until it's steady :)

Thanks for the info! So it's been around 13 days and the reading is still going up... I know I was told not to go by the "Bottle it" mark on the SG reader, but what happens if it continues to rise?? The beer looks and smells good.. even tastes bitter and nice. What am I doing wrong? Should...

Thanks for all the tips! Unfortunately I was only given the one bucket for the beer brewing, so I'm gonna buy a new one as well as a tube to transfer the beer from one to the other. I've attached a picture of the sanitiser I use, it's powered based and a friend of mine used it when bottling...

Hi everyone, I'm pretty sure my beer is ready to be bottled! I just bought 40 new bottles from the local beer brewing shop, he said they don't need to be cleaned but said to sanitise them first... doesn't that mean to clean them? I have a powder sanitiser which I used for my equipment...

Good idea :)

Thanks for the advice! I had my girlfriend taste it last night to make sure I was correct with the taste buds and seems I was wrong... It is bitter :D I had a taste and it tastes nice! Still a little bitter, but drinkable! I'll leave it for today, test again tomorrow, if it's stable I'll...

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the advice you've given me, this forum is amazing! So It's been 9 days since adding the yeast and letting my IPA do it's thing, I took a SG reading yesterday and it was just bellow '1010', the airlock was still bubbling ever so often so I left it until today...

Thanks for the advice, Eric! The water airlock is still bubbling, so I guess that means I should leave it...? Will take your advice and check the SG every 3 days :D Cheers