Another newbie...another question!

[nee]

Hi all, im a bit new to this malarky!
I was directed to this site from a guy that i know via another forum.

Ok..my first problem is that i can't find anywhere cool enough to store my brew It would have been fine when i was in the UK, but we have just moved out to Australia, so trying to find anywhere in the house below 23 / 24 degs (except the fridge) is proving impossible.

Any ideas or tips?

I have tried keeping the fermenter in a big sink etc but still can't get it below about 24 degs. We got in tonight and it was at 30 degs Will this affect the brew at all? I used the hydrometer earlier and it seems to have reached 10 (or whatever!?? There is a green line that shows when ready!) but this is only after 4 days. Does that sound ok?

Many thanks, and i'm really enjoying reading others experiences on here too! Will get the hang of this in the end!

Neil

[Curious Brew]

Hello Neil, glad you made the jump mate.

Positive mine of information here, if these guys don;'t know between them... well, nobody does!

[nee]

Cheers for the advice!

I must admit i was hoping to just buy the tin of stuff from K Mart and off we go!

....Then i got the proper kit with the fermentation barrel and hydrometer etc

.....And now i gotta find a fridge and gadgets to control temperature!

Argh! Not sure if my wife's gonna go for this latest development (just moved in..not much room etc)

Thanks for the advice though Will probably just bottle this up and see how it goes from there.