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Only took one reading today maybe ill wait till 2moro and bottle

So I was ready to bottle two 5 gallon batches (pilsner and lager) this afternoon carried my fermenters out to the garage from my hot water cupboard in the morning, started sanitising everything, left all my bottles to etc dry till the arvo. When i finnally got to start i heard a few bubbles...

So im just a noob at brewing, I bottled my first batch a little over a month ago it tasted so great i only have 3 bottles left, that got me thinking if i keep drinking at this rate im never gona build up a pipeline so it was off to the LHBS to get another bucket and some ingredients for 2...

#380 When you quit your day job and get a job at your LHBS

10 gallons of golden larger this year yum

welcome to brewing

thanks i thought using all malt was a good idea ive seen that is what some other brewers do, if i was to use 2 tins of malt extract in my next brew will i need to still add and any dextrose when i boil the malt with water at the start thanx?

Well finally tasting day is here i managed to hold off almost 3 weeks and it was worth it, my first batch is a larger (beer kit Malt and dextrose) from new zealand it was in the primary for fifteen days not long enough but good for a first timer i thought. I tasted 2 bottles tonight and have a...

Just wondering if i was to use finnings in my next brew does it effect the taste???

sweet thanx thats put my mind at ease

Hey there ive brewed a lager and i put a couple of extra cups of dextrose in to bump the alcohol up. when it finishes fermenting it should be about 1010 on the hydro , just wondering if i still need to prime my bottles the same as always or put less sugar in cause i heard higher gravity beers...

thanx guys thats put my mind at ease to just leave it alone for a while

Thanks mate

Hey there just wondering why on the backs of beer kits they say it will be ready to bottle in 5 to 7 days when i made my first batch it took 15 days in the primary before it was ready to bottle whats up with that?

Hey guys this is my second batch so far its a dutch larger i used malt extract and dextrose plus a couple of extra cups to bump up the alcohol, im not using a secondary so how long can i primary before i will get any off flavors. Thanks