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:mug:I made a 20 litre batch of an american light lager and i am going to put it in a keg. With the left overs i am probably just going to put it in 2 litre pop bottles. I am just curious as to how much corn sugar would needed to be added for propper carbonation? Thanks in advance. :mug:

Im in the process of refilling my co2 tank so is there anythign i can do in the meantime to try and find the leak.. I am almost 100% sure its coming from the outpost... because when i was carrying the keg from downstairs to the kegerator drops of beer were leaking out from the outpost, but i...

I made a post earlier regarding i had a co2 leak and i ran out of co2 while force carbing. I came to the conclusion that one of my cornies has a leak in it somewhere.. im thinking the out post. So right now that one keg is not pressurized and hasnt been for a day and a half. I am wondering if...

I dont think its from the keg because when i first racked the beer from the primary to the keg i blasted it a couple of times with 20psi just to seal it up and everythign and let it sit for another week and then i realesed the pressure when it came time to force carbing and i could here the...

This weekend i started Force carbing my first 2 kegs of beer. i used the method 35 psi,35 hours, 35 degrees. Everything was going food for the first 24 hours approximately, and then i went back at the 35 hour mark and the co2 tank was empty. I'm assuming there is a slow leak somewhere as the...

What if you have only 5 days before you want to drink it?? Can you turn the PSI up a bit to say 15 and let it sit for a little less time? My beer has been sitting in the primary for 3 weeks and then the keg for a week. Thanks in advance..

So if the gravity reading is ok.. that means im ok to transfer it to the keg and let it sit for another week? Thanks for you quick response by the way yopperbrew

This is my first batch, my beer has been in the primary for almost 3 weeks now.. The Final gravity reading should be 1.040 but my hydrometer is reading 1.010. Is there anything i should be doing to change this? Im not sure were i screwed up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in...

I have 5 days to carb my beer after it being in the primary for 3 weeks and then it will be sitting in the keg for a week(Off topic question, when its sitting in the keg for a week what temperature should it be at??). My question is what would be the best method for caring the beer if i only...

what do you mean by vent?? Thanks for the quick response by the way.

After i syphone my beer in to the keg i wont to let it age for a little bit. Do i have to add any co2 what so ever or can i just put the beer in and let it sit? After its done sitting for a while i will then force carb it. Im just curious if i need to add co2 prior. Thanks in advance.

Are Notty and 05 similar to the Lalvin EC-1118?? Sorry for all the questions. I'm very new to this and this recipe seems very easy and would be pretty hard to screw it up. But it seems like im already on my way haha

I was wondering if it would be possible to use a different yeast then the Montract one listed in the recipe. The local wine store sells Multi purpose Saccharomyces Byanus, Lalvin EC-1118 Yeast. I was wondering if i could substitute using that yeast so i dont have to make a huge trip to another...

Hey there, this is only my second time brewing and i am looking to try something fairly simple that only uses extracts and some hops, As i am not to familiar with the All Grain brewing process yet. I understand its a little more difficult. I have An american light lager recipe that i got from my...

Thanks alot buddy.. that information was greatly appreciated.. So How do i tell when its done?? Take a hydrometer reading after about 10 days or so? what shoulc the readin be approx? Thanks again

Yah i used the yeast from the kit.. Im not to sure what kind either were. I do have some left over yeast from the batch i made from scratch. Would you recomend dumping some of that in? Or will the yeast from the kit be ok, it might just take a little while longer? Thanks again for all your help

So i made 2 batches of beer. One from a kit, and one American Light Ale from scratch on Saturday evening. The one i made from scratch seems to be fermeting quite nicely and is bubbling constatantly. The one i made from the kit only seems to bubble once every 7 seconds or so. Is there somehting i...

Hey i was just wondering whats the best way to start your primary?? In a glass carboy or a plastic container?? I am going to be putting it in a keg and force carbing it eventually. Any help would be great. I know its probably a dumb question but im very new to this. Thanks for the help in...

I have read in multiple posts about primairy and secondairy.. i was just wondering what the difference is?? I am going to be using a Coopers Kit and then transfering my beer into kegs and force carbing it. So after reading some posts i beleive i only need to go through the primary stage if im...

Thanks for all your replies.. So i just want to make sure if i am force carbing then i wont need to add any sugar or anything after the fermentation stage is completed after about a week or so correct? Thanks again for all the responses