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Hi.. Please can you guys let me know the best way to stop the bubbling when using an auto syphon with mesh bag tied on the end. I never have this problem when not using the mesh bag, but the beers I'm making are dry hopped so its necessary. My last IPA syphoning experience was a disaster...

does this not then throw out the balance of flavours intended?

Hi. The beer I'm currently making is the Festival pride of London Porter.. After 5 days primary fermentation you add the dry hops for another 5 days and after that it says to check the FG and bottle. It looks like my beer will take a little longer to reach the FG and I am worried about...

Ive bottled into glass, but kept one in plastic so I can squeeze it to check on how its carbonating. I hope this will be a good indication?

Hi, Ive just bottled my first brew and will have it at room temperature for 2 days so it can carbonate. What temperature should I then keep it at for the 2 weeks it takes to clear? I know it needs to be cool, but the only cool places i have will tend to fluctuate quite bit as there is no...

All done, Thanks for the help.!, My Son designed the label, nice to add a personal touch on my 1st brew. LANDMARK is the only word in the dictionary that includes all five of my families initials if you are wondering why I chose such a strange name for the beer......

Im going to go for 100grams of priming sugar for 5.8 US gallons, sound good? they said 85 max but i do like it a bit more carbonated can adding this much extra produce bottle bombs, or am i safe for that?

Hi, I'm bottling my first brew tonight! Exciting!, My target SG was 1.014, I;ve managed to get it down to 1.015 and its been stable for 3 days so good to go I think. Its had 10 days in the primary. I would like ask about the priming sugar, Im going to batch prime. The instructions say a...

Thank you all so much, this has been very helpful

do you stir after pitching?

this seems to be the ever conflicting question.. to rehydrate or not to rehydrate..

Hi, I'm from the UK and will be starting my second brew this weekend. Last time I had some problems pitching the yeast by simply following the instructions on the kit. The kit said to pitch the dry yeast straight on top of the wort, which i did evenly, The wort was at 70f Firstly, I didn't...

do you mean buying a auto syphon with a pump, or is it the technique where you fill the syphon tube with water first, tap one end and insert the other in to the beer? , I've tried googling, but not sure what I'm looking for... Many thanks for you time, it is much appreciated!

Only other question was that you said that racking to a secondary was a big No No.. just want to check that its ok practice to syphon over to a bottling container for priming and bottling. it will only be in that container for the time it takes to bottle and prime..

Thank you again for taking the time to reply. If the beer doesn't reach its normal FG of 1.012, has the beer failed or will it still be ok to bottle and drink. regards Darren