Recent content by bertuseng

Okay, so to make sure I get this... I used the calculator and got: Desired C02 Saturation: 2.5 volumes Amount of Liquid: 23 liters Amount of Priming Sugar: 158.24 grams of table sugar (sucrose) Should I just pour 158 grams of sugar into my main bucket where all the beer is now and...

I'm going to bottle my beer tomorrow. It has been in the bucket for 2 weeks now. I heard I just have pour the beer into my sanitized 340ml bottles and add 1 teaspoon of sugar to each bottle to carbonate. Is there something Im missing? Also, how long should it stay in beer bottles before...

I JUST tasted my first beer for the first time. Super excited! I measured the gravity as 1,010. The OG was 1,042 when I started. It is still slightly higher than the "green" part on the hydrometer. I think its supposed to be slightly lower, isn't it? It tasted okay. Totally flat...

Thanks for all the advice. Yeah, actually I am "banished" to the garage for my brewing. It was only that high for the first few days. (massive heat wave here.) But the temp is back to a better 24-26 degrees celcius. Hope this would be okay. The starter kit said I should bottle after a...

Any extra ideas on how I can make my quick starter brew better?

So I guess that patience is the key to a good beer then.

Hi there. I just joined the forum after reading a lot about brewing and finally decided to take the plunge and get a kit to try my hand at some amateur home brewing. Here in South Africa we don't have much to offer the beer lover and after touring through Europe and loving all the rich...