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Ok thanks very much, appreciate the advice.

I see. So check it again in a couple of days and if it hasn't changed, I can bottle?

Hi all, Apologies if this question has been answered. My Mangrove Jack's pear cider has been fermenting for 7 days now. I checked the SG today and it is exactly where it should be according to the instruction booklet (1.007). A lot of people here say you should leave it for 14 days. But...

Thanks guys :)

Hey guys, sorry for another "did I ruin it" thread but I can't seem to find an answer to this one. My brew has been bubbling away nicely for about 48 hours, and suddenly it has pretty much stopped completely, maybe 1 bubble every few minutes. Is this anything to worry about? Cheers!

Thanks for that. I wrapped a wet towel around it and that dropped it by about 5 degrees in a matter of hours :)

Hi all, I started a batch of pear cider yesterday (decided to try something different). It's the middle of summer here at the moment, and the thermometer on the carboy read 30 degrees Celsius when I pitched the yeast which I think was a little hot? 24 hours later it's bubbling away nicely, but...

Nah I followed the instructions on the back of the can exactly.. so the volume was correct My fermenter has a tap so didn't need to siphon

I tried it again today.. It's really not very good... Not much flavour, bitter, watery, with a pretty bad bitter aftertaste. I drank 750ml reasonably quickly and didn't feel anything in terms of an "alcohol buzz". So I'm guessing it's very low ABV for some reason. Is it worth keeping?

Yeah I did ferment it closer to ale temp, around 70F Was a 27 liter fermenter

It's not specifically a low ABV beer though. From my understanding it should be sitting somewhere between 4-5%

Hey all, I bottled my first batch of home brew (extract kit, Coopers European lager) about 6 weeks ago. A couple of weeks after bottling I sampled it, and it was tasting good. Nice full flavour. However I sampled it again today and it seems to be getting worse. It's well carbonated, crisp...

Thanks all :-D feeling good about it now! Can't wait to try it

Good to hear. The beer did look quite clear compared to my last brew. But I assume there will be enough yeast in the bottles for proper carbonation? Thanks again

Right, so I just finished bottling batch #2 (Indian Pale Ale). Batch #1 has been bottled for a month and is starting to taste really good :D All seems to have gone well with batch #2 - I left it for 3 week before bottling. However I noticed a lot of sediment at the bottom of the fermenter...