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I am reading threads and books and no I don't completely understand them as I am new to this ad don't understand some of the brewing language used

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Yeh I have tested it an it's fine I think my temps have been wrong so it will just work slower won't it? Hopefully will still work just slower than normal

No no1 I know does it just u guys on here

Ok I will try Nd get it to the correct temp and hopefully it won't be a rubbish batch and another waste to go down the drain

Ok so would your advice be try and get it 64-68f and try keep it like that see how it turns out? Or is it too late to fix? Or will it maybe just sort itself?

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Arch1tect yes that's about top and bottem of it that's what it said to do on the instructions grr stupid beer kit this is my second I dumped my first before I found this site and the last 1 was un-drinkable aswell :(

Ok sounds good I might look into gettin a temp controller so do you think my beer will be ruined or should I just leave it doing the temp swings and see what happens after another week?

It was just the yeast packet that came with the coppers English bitter pack and I didn't measure temp when I pitched :s hope it's not ruined and yeh hopefully it's still fermenting :) fingers crossed

Yeh from start to finish here we go sanitised everything put can of malt extract in boiling water to eat up boiled 1.5 gallon water in separate pan poured malt extract in ferment bucket then pour the 1.5g in mix it up then added 500g of light malt extract and 500g of brewing sugar stirred well...

The temperature has been up and down as I don't have a heater between 58f and 68f will this effect it or will it just take longer?

Right now it is reading 1.030 or possibly 1.029 either way after 6 days I think it should be better? think here's the best pic I could get

Can someone plz check the thread I started called is this normal and give ms some advice plz thanks :)

Maybe a better photo can't get a great one :(

HI guys 6 days ago I followed the instructions on a coopers English bitter I measured the og and it appeared to be 1.035 which the kit said should be 1.045 I may of read it wrong as there was froth it looked like this on day 2 Now being the 6th day I decided to measure the gravity an it...

Whyeast? What's that a type of yeast?

Ok so basically you get the yeast working before you add it in a separate tub you add hot water the yeast then cool it down quickly that gets the yeast started then after 12 hours use that as you would a normal packet of yeast

Could you explain what a starter is please?

Great I was reading and thought lager would be the best bet I use extract kits (the can) as I am just starting out if I was to buy a lager extract kit which makes 5 gallons before I add the yeast could I split the wort in half and do 2, 2.5 gallon tubs as I want to do lager but only have 2.5...