My 7th Kit Munton's Gold India Pale Ale

[chris68]

I started this kit about 12 days ago, I got it stuck at 1.018 and had a chat with the guy in my local Homebrew shop, he said it would be ok to keg it at this and to add sugar, I did this on Saturday, tried to draw some off for a sample but there isn't any pressure at all (this may be a stupid question!!!) just wondering how long it takes for the pressure to build during secondary??

Below is Daab's correct advice

Fermentation is stuck, the yeast has gone on strike, adding sugarwill just sweeten your beer at this stage.
You will need to add more yeast and yeast nutrient, this is a common problem with certain kits.

I have done this

So the kit has kicked off again, On the great advice of Leyland Home Brew centre, I have transferred it out of the keg, back into bucket, added yeast and vit, nice head on it and working away, so next?

Do I wait for it to settle down the take the SG reading again and try again with the keg?

I had already added sugar following some advice?

Cheers Folks

So this is where I'm at...

Adding priming sugars to the keg first (80g of sugar dissolved in a little boiling water then zapped in the microwave to bring back to the boil), will give the yeast something to ferment and pressurize the keg with. Slow fermenting dextrins will also ferment to condition the beer.

DaaB, sorry for the question again, so am I right in assuming I can add a little more sugar to prime the keg? I had already added some following what now seems to be incorrect advice

Chris

[chris68]

Brilliant, cheers Daab, should all go into the barrel next week then I'll let you know how I get on

Thanks

[chris68]

This is now in the keg after getting a Sg reading of 1.012 for a couple of days, sugar added, a week in the warmth then into the garage it goes

[GTATTY]

Is this a 'HIJACK' of my thread?

Could the posts between chris68, Daab and fivetide be moved into it's own as they are not relevant to my 7th kit?

Regards

Graham

[chris68]

Sorry Graham...............

[GTATTY]

Hi fellow kit makers

Thought I'd post up a couple of piccys of my finished brew.
It tastes superb and the goldings hops really come through, glad I put them in now

Here you go

Without flash


With flash


Enjoy

Graham

[GTATTY]

I know, sorry Daab.

I just picked up the glass at the front of the cupboard and unfortunately it was a John Smiths Smooth one I acquired many moons ago!

[prodigal2]

That has finished off nicely...you should be dragged through a mire for that glass though

At least in its new adopted home it gets something decent in it

It proves that the RSPBG (Royal Society for the Protection of Beer Glasses) still has a place in this mad world

[oxford brewer]

That has finished off nicely...you should be dragged through a mire for that glass though

Its only in the past 10 years that I started being picky about a decent drink being served in a decent glass,it adds nothing to the taste though its just a nice glass

Give GTATTY a chance, to redeem himself,he wont post another pic using a JSS glass

[oxford brewer]

At least he had the decency to try to hide the logo

[GTATTY]

At least he had the decency to try to hide the logo

Too Right!