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My lager has been fermenting for 3 weeks. Tomorrow I am due to transfer to my pressure barrel. The instructions state "If using a five gallon pressure barrel, put 2.5oz of sugar for a 40 pint kit, dissolved in about a pint of your beer then siphon in the remainder." Does this mean I need to...

My lager is two weeks into my three week fermentation. I have a pressure barrel and bottles for the next stage. Which is preferable bottling or pressure barrel?

My lager has been fermenting for one week. I did my first gravity check today and it read 1.010. I have been advised by brewers through this forum to leave my beer fermenting for 3weeks minimum. I have had a few temperature issues with the hot weather, however a cold towel dealt with this. I had...

My beer is currently fermenting in my garage. The recommended temperature that came with my lager syrup was 18 - 22*c. The recent heat wave has sent my beer temp up to 28*c what should I do?

Im currently brewing my very first beer. I am brewing 40pints of "Geordie" lager. I have followed instructions and the beer has been in a fermenter for 1day. The instructions tell me to check gravity reading and bottle or transfer to pressure barrel once the reading is 1.005 or less for two...