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It is actually much lighter than the photo. When I shine a light through it. Since this is in a fridge with a temp controller the lighting is not that bright and using a light or flash for a photo didn't work. I think it is just the photo. At least I hope so. Lots of clumps have started to drop...

It is an actual photo. I am wondering why it is so dark as well. I am using a bucket fermenter and so it is not truly clear. I have no idea why it would be this dark. I poured the wort from my boil through a strainer into the bucket to get lots of oxygen could I have ruined it somehow?

I will let you all know. I brewed 2 kits from Mr. Beer that I brought back from US. All Grain was so much more fun to brew. I am sure I need practice to improve my mash process and my boil but for the first one, I think I did pretty well OG is at the estimate from the recipe. M

Thanks for rhe feedback. I used Mangrove Jack's M41 yeast for this, and pale 2 row, with Nelson Sauvin hops. Just a simple SMaSH I found online.

Hello all, Being in Bangkok extract is not really available but malt, hops and yeast are, so I tried my first all grain SMaSH. I have a very clumpy krausen 24 hours after pitching the yeast. The yeast took off and I have lots of airlock activity but the krausen looks like the photo. I didn't get...

Thanks for your info. I was surprised to see it as clear as it. I think I will let it sit foe a few more days and if it still looks good I will go ahead and bottle. 😄

I have made my first batch of cider. 2 gals in Mr. Beer LBK. Used non preservative apple juice. Added a bit of brown sugar to bring OG to 1.06 after fermentation FG is at 1.000 or maybe even 0.9. Very dry. The question I have is the cider is quite clear. I had planned to cold crash and then add...

I think you are right about the drops. They weigh 2 grams dextrose. But the second bottle I gave it a bit of high pour and I actually got a nice head. Thanks for the info. I conditioned in the bottle at yeast temps for 2 weeks. Then into the fridge. Now after 2 days in the fridge I got a decent...

The bottles are large 750ml as they came with the kit. The caps do seal well. There is nice carbonation, just not much head. The kit instructions had me use 2 drops per bottle. Mr. Beer is only 2 gals and I am using it to get my feet wet so to speak. It has now become too hot in Thailand to...

Thanks so much for the help and information. One of the things you said stands out to me is about the head. The beer doesn't really have much if any head. It is totally drinkable the taste is quite light, i for sure would like a bugger head. I will definitely use your advice when I make my next...

I am actually wondering about that. With the yeast that I used and the temp the specs say it will finish in about 3 days. I measure the FG at day 4, day 5, and day 6 and it was always the same and all the krausen was subsided so on the 7th day I figured it must be done. Can you help me...

Hello Everyone, I am tasting my first brew ever. I am pleasantly surprised. I started with a Mr. Beer kit, Golden Ale. I was very careful sanitized everything. I made a couple changes to the kit. I used bottled water as I live in Thailand so tap water not acceptable. I added some extra hops...

I have brewed my first batch from an extract kit. I swapped out the yeast for Kveik Voss, which is very fast acting and high temp range. 25c to 40c I live in Thailand. I fermented at about 33c, which the spec sheet says only take 2 days to complete at that temp. My FG is at 1.012 using a...

Thanks for all the help. I don't think I will have any problems.

Question regarding how long to leave the beer to bottle carbonate and condition. I read that it takes generally 2 weeks to carbonate. My question is can I leave it for longer like 3 weeks at temperature? If I were to say have a batch of beer bottled but then had to go out of town and wasn't able...

Hi everyone, I am new to brewing and my first brew will be with a Mr. Beer kit. I have an old fridge and a temp controller. I was planning to tape the probe on the LBK with some foil tape. My controller has 2 outlets so I can add a heating pad if needed (don't think it will be) Is it best to...

Thanks for the advice. I think I have a pretty good plan coming together. My house is all concrete and the room fridge will be in gets quite warm. I will test it but I hoping it will keep throught the night without cooling down very much if at all

I was also thinking about the fluctuations, which is why I was thinking to use the fridge. With those ambient temps, I am thinking the fridge will act to help control fluctuations and if it gets too warm then the controller can turn it on to bring it down a bit.

Great advice from everyone. I think it will be good to do some tests with water and see how the temp acts in the fridge set to keep it around 90f and out of the fridge. Then I can have a better idea of the best way to proceed. I will keep updating as I go and let everyone know what I learn. What...

You bring up a good point. The absent temp where I live can be 90 t0 100 degrees. Inside it is warmer. I was planning to measure the temp in the room I am going to ferment in as well as the temp in the fridge. Then make a call as to whether to keep it out of the fridge and in the dark, or keep...