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I used this idea just the other day with good results. But instead of doing a big 1 gallon/4litre block of ice, I used two 1 litre blocks, in order to increase the surface area and speed cooling. It worked extremely well in combination with my external chiller and I had my wort tempurature down...

I did the same.

Sometimes the obvious signs of fermentation can be very vigorous right out of the gate and then taper off. This was my experience with my first batch which produced tons of bubbling for the 1st 48 hours and then little visible signs afterwards. The batch turned out fine and from what you've said...

Way to go on taking that next step! I'm still struggling with figuring out how to maintain the correct temps in my home to pull off a lager. Good luck with it!

Definateive answer appreciated;)

Actually I'm using green ones (I snagged 100 brand new grolsch flip top bottles). I agree that it's better to be safe than sorry, but I'm curious if I can get a definative answer about this.

At the moment I have one tiny space in my house where I can store all of my brewing – it’s an old furnace room. In order to keep this room at the right temperature range I need to keep a light burning, which brings the temp up sufficiently to let the yeast do their thing. My question is this...

Sounds pretty normal to me. I just did a batch last night and after aeration of the wort things were pretty foamy in the fermenter.

Plus 1. While not everybody agrees with everything being said by him, he gives clear directions and advice, as well as some detailed science behind his decisions and the brewing process.

Very true. More beer somehow has a way of getting consumed at a faster rate. Strange how that seems to happen...

Yup, being a Canadian is a good arguement for trying your hand at home brewing. I'm wondering what the worst place is to live when it comes to high prices for buying beer offf of the shelf. I get the impression that Australia and New Zealand also have very high prices - I wonder where in the...

Number 1 was: "My friends are the ones saving money. The other day a buddy came by to borrow my trailer and I gave him four 22oz beers. He borrows my trailer and I give him beer? How screwed up is that?" But I got a good laugh from yours as well:mug:

In my case I know beyond a doubt that I'm saving money. For my very first batch my entire kit plus brewing supplies cost $120.00 and produced 66 beers. 5 cases of equivilant beer in my neck of the woods runs about $125.00plus tax. So even with buying odd bits of hardware, travel costs and such...

2nd best quote in this thread:D

Good luck and pleae keep us posted on how it goes. It's always great to hear about someone's brewing success!

Patience really does seem to be the toughest part of brewing. Way to go on your first batch!

Or how about the cost of 1 beer at the pub, plus another $12.00 for the crappy reheated burger and microwave side of fries?

Best quote in this thread so far;)

For sure the 'tinkering' factor can really add up, but I'd be spending that money on some other project to amuse myself if I wasn't brewing:)

$120 a bottle???! Yikes! I sure hope you liked it!