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Buggar, cunning plan not so cunning!! the hot water bottle did not maintain and hot enough heat, I have now put a light in there with a 40 watt bulb, unfortunately don't have a thermostat, but I do have a thermometer so I have been checking and turning the light on and off as needed. I am going...

Thanks Conroe, I did think of that and reading other threads saw others do this (mainly for primary) my concerns with the light is - will the light affect the beer?, and secondly I would have to leave the freezer open so I was worried I might lose too much heat. Althou this I guess would be an...

Hi Guys/Gals, I have my second ever batch ready for bottling, unfortunately we are going through a cold snap and I am worried about the temperature for priming/carbonation. The warmest room in the house at the moment is only 17 degrees (old cold house). So for my plans for bottling and...

Crisis now over (i think!), bit of a mess but nothing like the pic above, action seems to have settled down, I just used the yeast with the kit, seems like its pretty active.

Ok, starting to panic, foam is flowing out the airlock!! what is my best option? making a bit of a mess on top of the fermenter, keep cleaning it but it is relentless, whats the tinfoil thing or is it too late for this? its night time so too late to run to the local shop, any suggestions?

Wow, I'm doing a Coopers Real ale brew at the moment, been 24hrs in the tub and as I am typing this I am listening to it bubble away, quite neat as the last brew I did hardly showed any action at all and was brewed a couple of degrees warmer. I am a bit worried now as after seeing your pic I am...

1. How old are you? 32 2. Marital status Married 3. Do you have kids? Twin 6yo girls and a 4yo boy 4. Where do you live? Kahutara, NZ (Don't worry most people in NZ haven't heard of it :), it actually is on Google earth) 5. What is your occupation? Dairy Farmer 6. Do you smoke? Yes...

Hi Guys/Girl, Very green to homebrewing, first batch has only just been bottled which is from the Coopers lager which comes with Micro brew kit. Didn't realise there was so many options and alternatives to homebrew until I found this site. I am now keen to get experimenting, but will do a...