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I must have done something wrong! Two brews i have on atm have finished fermenting. I just took a FG reading and added finings to clarify before i bottle at 4 weeks. 1) Coopers Australian Pale Ale OG-1.042 - FG-1.010 As far as my calculations go, its somewhere around 4% ABV 2)...

From my limited understanding and experience, a general rule i follow is to let my brew sit in primary for 4 weeks before bottling, and then let the bottles sit for another 4 weeks. My question here is, how many people have opened a bottle after 4 weeks and found it to not taste right, or be...

Hi all, im looking for ways to eliminate bottle sediment. I generally only use a primary for brewing, prime the bottles and bottle it. Would racking into a secondary, adding priming sugar, dissolving and then bottling help? Other ways appreciated thanks

Hi all, just wondering about the methods members use to keep their brews at temperatures they want them at, from primary fermentation to bottling. Where i am, we are 4 seasons, and it can get very hot and dry to very cold (not snow) and windy etc. If im going to brew all year round, it would...

Tonight i got the Mexican Cervasa bottled, so will sit that out for 4 weeks to mature before i refrigerate a couple and see how they turn out, awful pale brew, hope it turns out alright. This is meant to be the Corona, or Mexican beer type, but they never turn out the same. I hope i don't end up...

Hi all, the old 'Beer Machine' i have just sits there, i dont brew in it any longer, anyone got any ideas for what i might be able to use it for? thanks

Apologies if its somewhere, i did a quick search but didnt find anything, also, apologies for it being a noob question also. I used to use the beer machine with their brews but then moved to a brew bucket and now use other brews, and noticed that with the beer machine i had to keep CO2...

Hi all, i have a brew currently on, 3 weeks its been on, temps have risen to 28 deg C, and yet no bubbles from the airlock. Is this normal, or should i use a hydrometer to check where its at? Any advice appreciated, thanks.

Hi all, i have a question on the beer maturing once its bottled. Should i leave it in bottles for over 4 weeks 'outside' of refrigeration, or, will it mature whilst refrigerated? Thanks for your responses.

Found this site online whilst looking for some lessons. Ive done a few home brews of beer as well as applefein, things have worked out mostly, then a few didnt so much. Look forward to the learning, thanks for all the member input, its much appreciated.