Recent content by Ivesy

i'm gettin confused now!! It's been in the shed for just short of a week now & i'm wonderin whether i should bring it back inside to 'speed things up'?!?!? I added just under half pint of sugar to get the carbonation going & the average room temp was between 13-15c - i think!!? Anyway...

Thanks again 4 the input guys! I've transferred the barrel to my garden shed (because of the worry of blowing anything up!?!?) so I guess my house temperature is irrelevant??!? It's supposed to get down to near freezing tonight so I hope this won't cause a problem?? At least it will chill my...

Bonzo (or anybody else) if you're out there I could really use some more advise?! I finally tranferred my brew to the pressure keg 2nite, it all went pretty well although i only managed to successfully get about 4.1/2 gallons successfully across (more practise required!!) Anyway my...

Just answered my own question, found a calculator on this link: http://www.cascadehomebrew.com.au/brewkits/calculators.asp Says that my brew is currently 3.9%, so i think I will give it a couple more days then move on to the tricky task of syphoning into a barrel - Any tips are more than...

Thanks again Bonzo! Wot do you make of the hydrometer reading coming down to 1014? Do u think it's worth leaving it over the weekend to see if there's any further movement? Cheers, Ivesy

Just realised lookin back at Bonzo's previous post that the temp of 15.2 means i'm in the steam beer bracket!! damn - not really sure how i can make it any colder unless i move it to my snow covered back garden?!?!?!!? Oh well, is steam beer any good?

UPDATE!! Rite, success - sort of?!?!? After swirling my brew yesterday I took another hydrometer reading tonight & it's dropped to 1014 - I'm assuming that's progress???? As for temperature I've nicked my daughters ThermoEgg & I can now confirm that the temp in the cupboard under the...

Hey Bonzo! Thanks again for the info - think i'll have to invest in a thermometer!?!? Never realised how involved this was going to be although it's all very interesting! The instructions on the kit are so basic they don't give any hint to the actual complexitites!! Speak soon. Ivesy

Thank you very much everyone for the advise - I really appreciate the input... I've now given the fermenting bucket a good swirl to hopefully kick things into action!!! I'm not sure what yeast was included in the kit, it was just there in a sealed silver packet, i added it to the bucket &...

Yes found this thread which has been a great help to my own post entitled 'barelling' Cheers, Ivesy

Bonzo, Thanx for your response... you've confirmed wot I thought on the priming front- any guide on how much to add bearin in mind its a 40 pint brew?? I heard that if u overdo it the barrel might blow!!! Also, wot do you make of my hydrometer reading: 1040 down to 1022 after 7 days - is...

Can anyone else shed any light on my questions - particularly how to add 'fizz' (bearin in mind i don't have a CO2 carboniser)?? It's a snow day here in the UK which = NO WORK!! So i'd love to take the opportunity to crack on with my brew - but i need HELP!!! Anybody out there????

Hi Mojo, Many thanks for your comments, I can se how the racking cane works now... Just to clarify, if indeed this is where the 'placeholder nozzle' would go - do i just ignore it???? I did take a hydrometer reading when i started - of 1040 & i'm not consistently down to 1022; does this...

Hi All! I'm new to this site & brewing so please excuse my ignorance & lack of terminology!! I'm in the process of attempting my 1st homebrew which is a Youngs Pilsner. It's currently been in the fermentation bucket for 6 days & 2 be honest not much seems to be happening - it has a faint...