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[mrjones1975]

hi im at end of my 1st ever brew fermation 1st stage i really really need someone who i can try and explain in detail here i am at the little equipment i have and next stage to bottling or kegging my brew with the equipment i have...

 

[EvilDeadAsh]

whatever your problem is, im sure it isn't as urgent as you might think... post some details!

 

[mtk6006]

Do me favor ok? Calm down before you have a stroke or heart attack. Its not the end of the world i PROMISE! BREATH!

 

[mrjones1975]

ok sorry i just want to start off with a successfull batch i have lager in 1st fermenter been there for nearly 3 weeks its been same gravity 1.004 for over 5days the bubble lock always shows that there is still pressure (not leaving out) but not bubbling even when i release pressure it builds again i realy just want to bottle in 2ltr bottles and prime to carbonate i will be using cain sugar for this tho i also could use honey or golden syrip if this is better what i need to know is if its ok at this point to start bottling (the brew has totaly cleared so i dont see any point in 2nd fermenting) and also how much sugar do i use ohh and what difrences could i make using honey or glden syrip i also have dextrose but i was going to use that for next brew but would get more if thats best for priming ?

 

[gcdowd]

Your post is really hard to follow. Try using some punctuation.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

ok sorry i just want to start off with a successfull batch i have lager in 1st fermenter been there for nearly 3 weeks its been same gravity 1.004 for over 5days the bubble lock always shows that there is still pressure (not leaving out) but not bubbling even when i release pressure it builds again i realy just want to bottle in 2ltr bottles and prime to carbonate i will be using cain sugar for this tho i also could use honey or golden syrip if this is better what i need to know is if its ok at this point to start bottling (the brew has totaly cleared so i dont see any point in 2nd fermenting) and also how much sugar do i use ohh and what difrences could i make using honey or glden syrip i also have dextrose but i was going to use that for next brew but would get more if thats best for priming ?

If you beer has been stable for 5 days it is ok to bottle but waiting longer will not hurt it and may even help it. I did not catch the style of beer you have brewed so no idea what carb level you want but when I first started brewing I used 1 oz of corn sugar per gallon of beer or 1 ounce of regular table sugar per gallon for everything. IF you have a bottling bucket, put your priming sugar in a pan with enough water to dissolve it and bring it to a boil. pour it into your bottling bucket then rack your beer on top of that and bottle it in whatever bottles you plan to use.

 

[mrjones1975]

sorry im no good with computers.

 

[bullinachinashop]

ok sorry i just want to start off with a successfull batch i have lager in 1st fermenter been there for nearly 3 weeks its been same gravity 1.004 for over 5days the bubble lock always shows that there is still pressure (not leaving out) but not bubbling even when i release pressure it builds again i realy just want to bottle in 2ltr bottles and prime to carbonate i will be using cain sugar for this tho i also could use honey or golden syrip if this is better what i need to know is if its ok at this point to start bottling (the brew has totaly cleared so i dont see any point in 2nd fermenting) and also how much sugar do i use ohh and what difrences could i make using honey or glden syrip i also have dextrose but i was going to use that for next brew but would get more if thats best for priming ?

Breathe,...again,... again,
Ok, sounds like your beer is ready to bottle.
Add 1 ounce per gallon of dextrose to your beer and package it.
Keep it at room temperature for about 10 days and then put one in the fridge for a few hours, and then taste it.
Is it carbed up OK?
If so, put some in the fridge for a couple of weeks and then drink!
Enjoy,
Keep reading,

Bull

 

[mrjones1975]

thank you so much OHIOSTEVE this info is exsactly what i needed thank you to all and sorry im so much of a novice i could not explain better i will put in another bucket with desolved suger and then bottle im not expecting to much from 1st brew but im sure i will enjoy it while waiting on 2nd brew to ferment

 

[menerdari]

I am sure it will turn out just fine, and what you have learned from your first batch, good or bad, you can take care of in your second.
Welcome to home brewing

 

[mrjones1975]

menerdari thank you im sure you are right i just hope i do leaarn from the mistakes 1st time thats why im glad of this site or i would be going round in circles for 1st 4 or 5 times

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

Has it occured to you that MAYBE some people don't speak english as a first language? Regardless, this is a beer brew forum, not a high school English class.

Hard to read, hard to provide good advice. It's self-defeating to write poorly.

 

[mrjones1975]

im so sorry guys my mother tongue is welsh english is my 2nd but i am trying to keep up

 

[FastAndy]

im so sorry guys my mother tongue is welsh english is my 2nd but i am trying to keep up

No need to apologize. Hopefully your questions were answered. Keep us posted on how the beer turns out.

 

[Zuljin]

ok sorry i just want to start off with a successfull batch i have lager in 1st fermenter been there for nearly 3 weeks its been same gravity 1.004 for over 5days the bubble lock always shows that there is still pressure (not leaving out) but not bubbling even when i release pressure it builds again i realy just want to bottle in 2ltr bottles and prime to carbonate i will be using cain sugar for this tho i also could use honey or golden syrip if this is better what i need to know is if its ok at this point to start bottling (the brew has totaly cleared so i dont see any point in 2nd fermenting) and also how much sugar do i use ohh and what difrences could i make using honey or glden syrip i also have dextrose but i was going to use that for next brew but would get more if thats best for priming ?

I understood every word

The beer has been in primary for three weeks. That's good. Gravity readings have been taken, indicate that fermentation is finished and are stable. Also good.

I'd pick something other than 2 liter bottles, like maybe 12 ounce beer bottles, but hey, if clean soft-drink bottles are what you have, that's what you have.

Corn sugar is more often used for carbonating than cane sugar, but again, if that's what you have...

Common recommendations for priming 5 gallon batches,
Prime with 1/2 cup corn sugar (dextrose) for stouts and English ales, 3/4 cup corn sugar (dextrose) for others
Prime with 5 to 8 ounces corn sugar (8 ounces may be a bit much)
Prime with 2/3 to 3/4 of a cup corn sugar

Priming with honey,
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/search.php?searchid=14846148

 

[Dan]

Well welcome to HBT, MrJones. Yes this is a pretty good place and great resource with many skilled brewers on here willing to help out.

And for what it's worth your english is fine to me. A capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and period at the end would make it easier to read.

 

[mrjones1975]

Thank you Dan,
I will try my hardest to keep in tune with the forum rules and i would like to thank all members who have helped and shown support to a fellow brewer in need.

 

[Jukas]

ok sorry i just want to start off with a successfull batch i have lager in 1st fermenter been there for nearly 3 weeks its been same gravity 1.004 for over 5days the bubble lock always shows that there is still pressure (not leaving out)

If it's a true lager, 3 weeks doesn't sound like nearly long enough. I haven't done a lager yet, but most require 1-3 months at 10* cooler for true lagering.

Take a look at http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter10-5.html

If you can tell us more about the kit and yeast you used I'm sure we can suggest further.

 

[mrjones1975]

If it's a true lager, 3 weeks doesn't sound like nearly long enough. I haven't done a lager yet, but most require 1-3 months at 10* cooler for true lagering.

Take a look at http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter10-5.html

If you can tell us more about the kit and yeast you used I'm sure we can suggest further.

This is my 1st brew i love lager so i went for coopers malt extract lager. I have done everything it says so fingers crossed, if it dont work then i will learn from this. All i know if that it tastes ok now so when i carbonate it should be perfect or close to it at cheaper price than shop bought lager. ( Not to mention the fact i have brewed using fresh Snowdonia spring water )

 

[boscobeans]

This is my 1st brew i love lager so i went for coopers malt extract lager. I have done everything it says so fingers crossed, if it dont work then i will learn from this. All i know if that it tastes ok now so when i carbonate it should be perfect or close to it at cheaper price than shop bought lager. ( Not to mention the fact i have brewed using fresh Snowdonia spring water )

I made that kit a while ago and although it is not a "true" lager it should be a nice clean refreshing beer.. Those all extract kits are great to start with. If they turn out right you have learned a lot about sanitation and can follow directions. With all the advice on this forum and all the recipes, if you can follow directions you can make pretty much anything your heart desires..


Add a week to each of the Cooper's time schedules if you can and the beer will be better..

bosco

 

[mrjones1975]

Thank you again bosco,



That has made me feel a whole lot better about this brew. Everywhere i looked told me it ahould takes ages more for lager and that i would have to refrigerate it but i think with it being a kit its set for what they say prob wont takes as good as what you guys can do but i will get to the stage of all your level of brewing i hope but at this point when friends come round il drink shop bought beer with them lol

 

[boscobeans]

Thank you again bosco,



That has made me feel a whole lot better about this brew. Everywhere i looked told me it ahould takes ages more for lager and that i would have to refrigerate it but i think with it being a kit its set for what they say prob wont takes as good as what you guys can do but i will get to the stage of all your level of brewing i hope but at this point when friends come round il drink shop bought beer with them lol

You might be pleasantly surprised with your first brew...

I was looking online at other kits that are available in your area and there are a lot... If I were you I would go to the next step and do a steeping grain brew next... If you have a 3 gallon pot and can get 2.5 gallons to a boil this type of kit will be a vast improvement over the all extract beers. They are also less expensive to brew..


http://www.goodlifehomebrew.com/?cPath=42_198

Good luck brewing... Let us know how the Cooper's turns out.


Iechyd da i chwi yn awr ac yn oesoedd

bosco

 

[mrjones1975]

bosco i would like to thank you for all the help you have given i have just put oder in for Craftsman Ingredient Pack - German Pilsner which is exsactly what im looking for. I did think extract was cheapest way to brew but i will let you know how this 1 ends up then do next coopers malt extract can i have which is amber then i will start the craftman 1 i thak all you helpful forum members once again and thank homebrewtalk for linking me with all these helpful and experianced brewers

 

[mrjones1975]

This kit requires an additional 3kg of pale malt extract. No extra sugar is required. ? does this mean i need a can of liquid malt like ? and does it mean i dont add sugar ?

 

[boscobeans]

This kit requires an additional 3kg of pale malt extract. No extra sugar is required. ? does this mean i need a can of liquid malt like ? and does it mean i dont add sugar ?

A can of liquid malt extract...YES (any good liquid pale male extract like Munton's)

You will need sugar for only for priming (carbonating).I use table sugar (cane sugar).

bosco

 

[mrjones1975]

great this is next step for me malt extract is for nursery school im ordering pale extract now tho i have slight worries about not adding sugar for fermentaion ? i have one question for you bosco since you are in usa i have seen on alot of craigtube videos he uses high malt liquid sugar or adjumt i can not find anything like that here unles i aint searching right, have spelling wrong or its called somethingels here can you help with this at all ?

 

[jbaysurfer]

lanfair pg for short tho i do get some mail from people who prefer to put full address on it is funny and so is lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch train station sign which alot of tourists from all over the world come to see and get photo next to from a distance obviously lol

LOL!!! Add this tourist to the bunch. We had no intentions of stopping, but the name was straight tantalizing. To this day when people talk about "exotic" languages, my first response is always: "Do you have any experience with Welsh?

For those who have never been on a train ride through Wales, imagine hearing this on the P.A. system and trying to figure out if you're at the right place:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Welsh_pronunciation,_recorded_17-05-2012).ogg

 

[mrjones1975]

tourist ? ok im sorry i thought in a way this was a world wide site hence the .com i have followed rules to best of my ability you may be better brewers than i am at the mement please dont bring this down to race, nationality or my mother tongue i am how i am and if u dont like it forms are designed so you only need to read and reply to what you want to you could just have easily stopped reading and more to point not raist racist remarks about "welsh" not welch

 

[mrjones1975]

nice to see you fixed that mistake

 

[jbaysurfer]

tourist ? ok im sorry i thought in a way this was a world wide site hence the .com i have followed rules to best of my ability you may be better brewers than i am at the mement please dont bring this down to race, nationality or my mother tongue i am how i am and if u dont like it forms are designed so you only need to read and reply to what you want to you could just have easily stopped reading and more to point not raist racist remarks about "welsh" not welch

Wow dude. Please reread my ever so friendly post to you. The amount by which you misunderstood me is absolutely collosal.

I was the tourist in my anecdote. I thought your country was awesome and beautiful, and I LOVE the language.

That's literally the worst reaction I've ever got to a post. No good deed goes unpunished I guess. SMH.