Recent content by Benjimagoo

Yes please :) Best of luck to all!

thought to update. I had moved both brew into a warmer climate (approx 21C) and bottled the original (brown ale) yesterday, I tasted the product - not one sign of any off flavours but decidedly uncomplex. It's my first batch so I'm not concerned. I'm going to let it carbonate and try a...

Hey unionrdr, Homercidal, I moved the brew to a warmer spot and it took off like it was playing catch up. I think I will leave it to ferment out as an ale, then try and lager it which I assume would work given the yeast is a lager strain. Thanks all for the warm welcome :) If I run into...

The kit instructions state that it is indeed a lager yeast. I thought better of moving it and instead have added more O2 as my gut told me that a lack of O2 was the missing piece... I back tracked over the process and realized that I didn't give it a really good aeration. I tasted some of...

Hey Cider, boo boo, It's a Brewers Best Continental Pilsner which can be brewed as an Ale per the instructions. The fermentation appears stuck (no evidence of CO2 or any bubbling) which likely is due to the lower temperatures in the cold room. I will move it into a warmer spot alongside the...

Thanks Ncbrewer, I will wait until the 26th of this month (a month from brew date) and take a gravity reading. All the best! :) Ben.

Hey Cider, Yes, I'm in the sticks about 2 hours north of Toronto. Thanks for the advice, I will move the Ale slowly toward to door of the cold room and then into the basement - it's a little warmer than the cold room. As for beer preferences: When I was last in England I was at the pubs...

Hey fellow beer drinkers, My name is Ben and I'm happy to be here. I received a Brewmaster brewing kit for Christmas and have so far have 2 brews on the go (both 5 gallons) brewing 1 ale and 1 Pilsner (hopped) which I will attempt to lager. The Ale brew has been sitting at 11-12C (51.8F...