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thanks for the feedback.. definitly sanitized everything ...thats one thing i did go overboard on anyway...I have another pack of yeast and will give it a go ..I will try rehydrate it first to make sure its ok... Is it as simple as rehydrate yeast and throw it in.. ?

I followed the "idiot proof " instructions... think i managed to break them.....I have a thermometer....didnt think of it at the time excitement got the better of me... what temp should i pitch at ?

Hi finally got round to doing my first brew and I may have dead / likked my yeast. I used an oktoberfest kit, heres my actions as per instructions on the tin... had sugar ,,dextrose? (brewers sugar anyway) mixed with hot water in a pot / while mixing the dextorse I had the beer mix standing...

Hi I am wondering if in a ale kit if i substitute some of the sugars i need to add with honey..I am brewing a pale ale....how will it effect the fermentation / end taste...or am i better off using normal sugar( white or brown)...any ther tips of fermentables that one could get from a helath...

....I plan to use bottled water can i use the 2liter bottles afterwards to store the beer as i dont have any glass bottles ? or will leaving it in the plastic 5gal keg be ok to serve from ? I thought I could fill a few 2 L bottles from the keg as I wanted to dirnk them...throw them into the...

better late than never...from rainy Cork....just a beginner in HB but have a handy few blegian visits under my belt...mainly brussels / Ghent / Antwerp.....anyone ever tackle a Gauze....the sour stuff...wow had it in la morte subtle I think its called....like sucking on sour...

the yeast was only marked with a serial number...in a silver package...there was alos a yeast nutrient.....what is the worst case secenario if it isnt a lager yeast ? will i produce poison ?

I will look again closer when I get home from work....thsk for the help...

it didnt say it was dried yeast in a package. I am using a kit by brewmaker. First time round so I am not very knowlegable. I presume it is a lager yeast as it was sold as a lager kit...

is pils not simliar to lager ?

If i brew at temps of 50- 60f am I going to low or should I get a heater. I am going to brew a pils from a kit. In a bucket then into a plastic brewmaker keg. then into bottle ? will the cold kill me or is it handy for pils ? forgive the lack of know how......

think I will stick her under the sink....the beer i mean if it will fit...looks like the garden shed is most likely...should be around the 50f mark there most times//

Hi I am about to do my first batch form a pils tin kit. I plan to let it sit in a hallway in between rooms in my apartment ( with no window). I know whrn I initially mix it up there will be a lot of fumes but will it stink as it ferments as my other option is to put it in an outside shed ? My...

thanks guys..I am a fair few miles from my local guy here in Ireland . He resides in a little place in the mountains ( its like a story book setting) but he is a nice guy. I think I will tackle a pale ale instead so as I do prefer those to pils anyway, I just went for the most popular kit he had.

:mug: Hello , I am an absolute beginner. I plan to get my first batch up and running in a week or so ( when I get time) . I am using a kit to make pilnser. I bought a kit that has a bucket and a barrel for secondary ferment ?,,,,, my plan is to use what ever bottles I can get my hands on for...