Recent content by Lagerloveruk

Yeah I'm smelling from airlock. I'm not going to open the lid until i'm ready to transfer it. It smells like sweet beer which I assume is a good thing. I think that's all my questions and concerns answered for now. I'll be back in touch when I'm ready for my next step. Thanks for all the help

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I'll leave it an extra week in primary then,see how it goes. Is it normal for the brew to smell so sweet at this stage?

Ah right, I've been reading so much info over the last few days some must be getting muddled up. Once fermentation is complete, should I move my bucket to somewhere cooler or just leave as is?

I have a little stick on thermometer strip that is reading 23c consistently, which is 3c higher than the ambient temperature. I'm not sure how accurate these are, but it came with the kit. Leave it for that long? I've read that leaving it in longer than a week can result in the yeast dying...

Thank for the replies guys, helps a lot. I used and ale yeast that came with the beer kit. It recommends between 18-21c, not sure what this is in f. The airlock is bubbling away and when it smells like beer already (only taking a snif when the air lock bubbles). The ambient temp of the room it...

Anybody?

Hi guys, So finally got my first brew fermenting this afternoon. And of course I now have a few questions pending my 2nd fermentation. I brewed my first batch using a European lager style beer kit and substituted 50% of the sugar for some light spraymalt. Few questions and guidance...

When pressurising the keg and waiting for carbonation should the beer be stored chilled or room temperature and stored for how long?

Thanks for your help. The cooler I'm talking about is more like this though. http://cornelius.com/markets-and-solutions/beer-and-cider/products/coolers/shelf-coolers.aspx Looks like a need to find an adjustable gas regulator too.

Thanks for reply. The plastic keg is designed to withstand the pressure and it's used in the uk to clean the beer lines in a commercial bar. Few more questions; So I brew my home brew as stated on the most websites, but they recommend adding sugar to the bottle after brewing, to carbonate the...

Hi guys, really new to this, to the point where I haven't bought any kit yet. I would like to brew my own lager or pale ale, but only to dispense through a keg. I would like to know the process for brewing kegged beer and how to dispense it correctly. Ideally I would like to store the brew in a...