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I'll be playing musical fermenters. I'll move the european larger from primary to secondary. Clean the primary. Move the toohey's old from primary to the now clean primary. Clean the toohey's old primary, and start the "strawberry and pear cider". I'm not in any rush, as I have 2 kegs with...

I will be going out and buying another fermenter, so I can rack it off of the yeast sludge/cake. Thanks Paps.

So soon after I cooled down the fermenter, it stopped bubbling all together. Unless it's bubbling that slowly, that I don't see a bubble for like 30-60 seconds. The brew has been in there now for 9 days. Sitting at roughly 18 degrees. (better than the 24 degree's?) Any idea on roughly...

Any Australian will tell you, we don't drink Fosters, and I am fairly sure it's not even brewed here.. but in the UK. There's false advertising for you :P http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster%27s_Lager

Who's a Troll? Put down another batch (Tooheys Old, equivalent) yesterday.. Did it slightly different. I don't have a container to hold the filtered water, that i pour into the fermenter once i've put the extract, sugar and boiling water into the fermenter.. So I filtered the water into the...

I'd say your a newbie only until you've done 1 or 2 (successful) batches.. after that, your just an amateur.

Thanks guys for all your help.. I am reading that site right now. When I get home, I will add water to the airlock, and cool the beer down to around 16 degree's Celsius.

Ooops! I just found out that I have not used the AirLock Correctly.. (if at all). I had no idea, you needed to put water into it. When I get home, I will add water to it. Apparently it might not be too much of a problem if it's still fermenting, and pushing CO2 out.. but if it stops...

AH, right.. so some can's (extract kits?) come with and some without hops? So I could buy all the parts (Grains, Hops, malt) that are in the can separately, and mix them all together instead of using one of these can's (extract kits?) ?

Okay, so I didnt know what DME was. So i looked it up (Dry Malt Extract). When I did the brew, I used a malt sugar, not just plain dextrose. Is that what you mean? So hops is not required, but certain hops would compliment certain beers? Or you would always add Hops? Are there no...

Another question I have is -> I brew 23L of beer, My Keg only holds 19L. I emptied the remaining beer into a 5L container and put it in the fridge. What should I do with it? Is it too late for the 2nd fermentation process if I put it into bottles, and add sugar? Or should I just wait...

Can I add these in after the fact? Or only before pitching the yeast?

Okay. Should I be turning the fridge on and cooling it down, or leaving it at it's steady temp?

Just as a side note, I rushed out last night before the brew shop closed, and bought my house mate a setup for his b'day. With enough stuff to do his first brew. In total $73. Just picked a beer of the board, "Tooheys old" and the guy in the shop got everything for me. 1 thing he got was a...

So the main reason you wait after bottling is for the 2nd fermentation process, to carbonate the beer. So as I am using a keg, I can force carbonate it and just wait 4 days before drinking? Is there any benefit for me to put it in the keg and leave it at room temp for a few days, then cool...

Hi All, Wow, thanks for all your comments, and making me feel welcome :) I just bought finings from Big W, (gelatin?). Mix in a cup of boiling water, then while stirring the brew slowly, pour it in gradually. I am guessing from your first question, that largering is done at lower...

Hi, This is my first post on this forum, as I have just started brewing.. I have put down a coopers european larger, and have it in the fermenter I got as part of a kit (Brigalow Complete Home Brew Kit). I forgot to take a measurement with the hydrometer. Its been 2 days.. Should...