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I'm currently doing a brown ale. The OG was 1.045 and the FG is supposed to be 1.010-1.012. It had a good thick layer of foam on top for the first few days (we started it last Tuesday), I'd say the ambient temperature probably ranges from 17-20C where it is, we've had warm weather recently, but...

I've recently finished a batch of homebrew (bottled 2 weeks ago) and it said that once bottled, to store in in a warm place for a few days, then a cool place. It didn't specify a temperature, but I remember a previous kit I'd done defined a cool place as 8-10 degrees C. My house has a...

I decided to bottle my Woodfordes Wherry in the early hours (so I wouldn't be dominating the kitchen all day), and I've pretty much just finished, however, I noticed in the very late stages of bottling that I'd made quite a major cock-up. The instructions said half a teaspoon per pint, which I...

I'm currently brewing a bitter, I started it on the 23rd, and it suggests 4-6 days for fermentation. It also suggested a temperature of 18-20 degrees C for fermentation, so I decided I'd put it next to my home server in another room, rather than the airing cupboard. I left it there until the...

Hello! I'm new here, and new to brewing; I started my first brew yesterday. I just have a quick question about a brown residue I've had develop on top of my foam. From my preliminary research, it appears to be 'brown kraeusen', but I just wanted to make sure this is normal, seeing that it's only...