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So the gravity has dropped to 1.010… ever so slightly above. Am i ok to bottle? Fermentation is complete no? Do i need to sterilise the bottle caps also?

Roger that! Today is the day, have all my equipment soaking in a sterilising solution. Will check one last gravity reading but there has been no bubbling for a day or two now. Should be good to go. Just bought a 30l vessel in the form of a gerry can to minimise oxygen exposure. Good idea on...

Good points guys thankyou. I will go for dissolving the sugar with the clear beer in a seperate bucket. Not ideal but it is what it is. Individual measurements in each bottle sounds lame and long!

The sugar looks quite finely powdered. Would i have to somehow stir without disturbing the sediment? That sounds like quite a challenge 😬 Would it not settle again after some time or does it need to go straight into bottles?

Ahh ok i see now. Is it not perhaps and option to add the priming sugar into the fermenter directly? Then allow to dissolve and go straight to bottling?

It wont calculate for some reason. Also how am i supposed to know the co2 content in the beer? I think i will follow the kit and mix in a seperate container. Not ideal but will have to do

The kit does say to siphon the beer into another clean bucket, add the priming sugar then siphon back to bottles…

Thankyou there is some good information in there. Still no measurement as to how much priming sugar to use per bottle🫠

I have seen this but this doesnt give any measurements for adding individually to half litre bottles. The priming sugar comes with the pack so the amount is right. I would rather mix it in to the beer rather than each bottle with a spoon. My question is will this expose to too much oxygen...

Would it be best to transfer the beer to another vessel and dissolve the priming sugar before bottling or will this cause over exposure to oxygen?

Ok i will take one last sg reading tomorrow and bottle if it the same. I am filling the beer into half litre bottles. Anybody know how much priming sugar to use? I know measurements are different in the U.S

Update. 4 days after adding the hops i took a reading. 1.012 We are getting there. 2/3 days ill take another reading and if it has not changed do i start to bottle?

I like good practice. Ill be sure to take a reading or two before bottling 👍

The kit says 2-3 days with added hops before bottling. Do i assume the SG will not drop anymore or shall i take another reading before bottling?

So i added the hops about 10 minutes ago and it has started bubbling even more. Once every 5 seconds or so haha! This is normal i assume?

After checking the SG yesterday the airlock a Has completely stopped bubbling. Add hops?

That is a great idea. I will be engineering something like that for the next brew for sure! Thanks for the tips! I have a heat mat that i can put under the bucket if that will help. I just dont know the actual temp it goes too. Im quite sure not above 25c as it is for growning mushrooms🤷‍♂️

Update: So its been 20 days now fermenting, temps have been a bit hard to control in the very early mornings and may have dipped to 17c. Took a SG reading today at day 20 and it is 1.016 Only 2 points from 4 days ago. Shall i go ahead and add my hops? The kit says wait for a reading of 1.010...

Yeah i have a couple deep water mine caves, about 20 metres in and 7/10 metres below ground level. I would like to produce some decent larger beers in the future to accommodate the local palette. Like i said its mainly a wine country but everyone drinks the largers on a hot day. Its a big...

So would i use a larger beer recipe and then use an ale style yeast? I have some caves and water mines on the property that would be cool all year round or alternatively i have the ability to build an underground storage but hygiene might be an issue. This is obviously future talk but it is a...