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Thanks for the reply.

Due to lack of buckets and cash to buy bucket at the mo I don't fancy leaving in primary for extra weeks. Just wondering how soon can I put bottles in the fridge during conditioning? If the general consensus on these cheap kits is (after primary / priming / bottling) leave them at room...

Wow, lots of answers. Thanks! I might try leaving it in the primary longer then next time, that make sense. Though what put me off this idea, my first brew last year went funny after a few weeks in primary, started developing an oily film over the top and tasted different....I was drinking it...

I've read a lot but still can't quite answer this myself so I wonder if you can help. I've bottled after primary via syphon, leaving most of the trub behind. 2 weeks later I am drinking them, it is pretty clear in the bottle, but there is sediment (of course), a thin line at the bottom of the...

Yes it was actually OK. Not the most appealing but better than nothing. Was kinda like strong flat ale. Which is what it is. It would be better with a touch of fiz and chilled. Maybe a tad less malt of course. I dont think everything was as bad as I thought. I read that 1kg of sugar is equal...

1 week on from it being 1.024 and it is 1.023. Every day or so the lid has risen a bit and I can press it down and bubbles come out, so does this mean it is still fermenting? Oh and would it be safe to drink it yet? I dont care about the taste, I have no money and am stuck in the house with a...

23 is wort temperature. Well, using a cheap stick on fish tank thermometer so who knows! It was a no boil kit. I have left the heater off but at night it probably goes down to 16 or 17c, Im guessing this is OK? Better than heater on and going up to 23? It turns out the lid is still...

The instructions said to use 1kg sugar. I bought a 3KG of liquid malt and put about half in. Maybe closer to 1.75kg or 2kg then. It's being fermented at about 18c, sometimes it has got up to 22/23c overnight with the heater on. I used the yeast that came with the kit. It smells and tastes a...

OK thanks guys. I'll leave it and see how it turns out!

Hi. I tried to make a John Bull Traditional English Ale kit last week. It didnt go quite right. When pouring in the malt it came out in a massive blob and I put in about 1.5kg by mistake. Instructions say the OG should have been about 1.040 and then when femented it should be about...