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Thanks! I'll look into getting a siphon, I can see the sense in racking the wort from above the yeast bed as opposed to the tap which will be just above the yeast.

Yooper, I agree, it's just about drinkable but it's ok to practice with and get back into brewing as the kits are relatively cheap. The beer fermented at all sorts of temperatures to be honest, I couldn't tell you exactly what went on with it as the room is cooler at night than during the day. I...

Thanks! 23l = 6.07 US GALLONS 20 degrees centigrade Carbonating like a German Pilsner = 5.04 Oz of dextrose! This would make sense of the moderately lifeless lager! I'm about 2/5 down on sugar!!

Thanks again RM-MN, I'll pick some up. Does everyone agree 5oz would be a better dose for carbonating?

Yes!!! Things are vastly different nowadays and I must say for the better! Although I'm finding my feet with kits again the quality seems to be way better than I remember! The brew I have on at the moment is a basic Australian lager made from a Coopers kit made up to the 23 litres as per the...

That a method I've never heard of but will certainly try! It sounds the perfect way to do it to be honest. Again, just to clarify. Allow full fermentation of wort in sealed air locked bin Leave well alone after stable SG to clear Mix a batch of priming sugar (3oz for 5 UK Gal) in minimum...

Thanks for the welcome and replies! The yeast article is very interesting! I did wonder about transferring the fermenting wort to another brew bin! It just seemed to me to be a step that introduced risk of infection or some other disaster. I have a brew on the go at the moment, about a week...

Hi everyone I just stumbled upon this forum so I thought I'd say hello and ask a few things, I hope this is the correct place. I have come back to home brewing after a ten year break so I'm a little rusty on things. When I first brewed I always use a keg but was never completely happy with the...