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The heater I have ranges from 20c to 28c so if I set at 20c would that be ok? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Will the aquarium heater not switch itself on and off anyway? I thought they were thermostatically controlled? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

I want to set up a water bath for my brewing in the garage.i have an aquarium heater but in unsure how much water to put in the container housing the fv. Any help ? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Re-use re-use re-use. Been using mine for ages now and I was given them so god knows how old they are. Never had a problem!

Thanks for that. Thats a great help. Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

I'm looking at batch priming my English ale tomorrow with golden syrup instead of sugar. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this? Would I just use gram for gram ? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Yeah I brewed another of the same so I could compare the 2 once there finished!! Thanks for all the help and encouragement. Will keep you posted. :) Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Ok so bottled my rocket fuel brew after just over 2 weeks in fv. Fg was 1.010 so should be around 9%. Guna leave now for a good month and try it! Will only need a few bottles a night!! ;) Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Just opened my first bottle of lemon lime lager. Im really happy with how it turned out. Just not that happy with the carbination. Its been at 21*c for 2 weeks. Is it possible to add more sugar to each bottle and recap? If so should I keep at 21*c for a further 2 weeks? Sent from my iPhone...

Want to add a choc hit to an extract kit. Was thinking of using un sweetened cocoa powder added to a secondary. Just not sure how much to add or how long to leave in secondary. Any tips? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Day 8 and hydrometer readings at 1.018. That yeasts a hungry bugger!!! ;) Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Should I only store a weeks worth of beers in the fridge or can I fill it up? Will the coldness affect the beer if kept in a fridge for Long periods of time? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

I'm a little confused. At what temp should be keeping my beer at? During secondary I have it at 21*c for a few weeks in a temp controlled fridge. Then I was told I had to keep it at around 13*c after that so I got myself another temp controlled fridge. And now I'm reading on this forum that I...

I'm going to try another bottle this weekend. If it is still not carbonated as much as I had hoped would it be case of I've got what I've got or could I pop the caps off add more sugar and recap? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Been reading this thread and the general advise is to wack them in the fridge. My question is at what temp? I was told to keep vert at around 12 degrees c! Was I told wrong? Should they be colder ? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

day 5 and just taken a hydromiter reading, were down to 1.036 and the yeast is going stong! still tastes very very sweet, think i melted a filling tasting it! lol will take another reading on sat and keep you updated on my rocket fuel!!

You know what sod it I'm guna let this batch just go for it! It's bubbling like a good un! I'm either guna have a near 9% rocket fuel beer on my hands or a horrible drink and die batch. In which case I'll give it to the mother in law ;) might take a while to ferment out tho! Lol I'll put this...

I'm guna split the batch with another of the same but with out the sugar. Question is by the time I do this it will be day 5 of fermentation. Will this still be ok? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk

Just to clear up the kit had a packet of yeast a packet of black tar like hop extract and 1.4kg of dry malt extract. I've had an after thought. What if I went and got another kit and made another batch without any sugar then split the over sugared batch and top up wi the non sugared batch...

It's called "hambleton bard" English ale. Looking at the box it actually had 1.4 kg dried malt extract. So throw away and start again is advice? Sent from my iPhone using HB Talk