First kit started - bottled - more pics

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:46 pm

Thats my first kit started, it smells amazing in my house just now

Thanks for all the help and advice.

Wife giving me a hand.

CyberPaddy66 · Post by **CyberPaddy66** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:48 pm

Looks good, don't let her take over BTW

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:57 pm

Should have added, the hydrometer reading was 1035, is that ok for a start?

CyberPaddy66 · Post by **CyberPaddy66** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:00 pm

Sounds OK to me, should make for a nice session beer

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:42 pm

DaaB wrote:I think 10 days is a bit optimistic, you'll see a noticeable improvement if you allow it to mature for around 3-4 weeks.

That's exactly what I thought.

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:31 pm

Brilliant! Hope you had fun and it turns out well - thanks for the pictures.

I give you three months tops before you buy your first piece of shiny kit!

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:32 pm

what is shiny kit?

not sure i'd be able too, baby on the way

anomalous_result · Post by **anomalous_result** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:51 pm

Good luck with it.

Looking at your siggy's site, love your 'scope btw (M31 looks pretty good!).

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:31 pm

anomalous_result wrote:Good luck with it.

Looking at your siggy's site, love your 'scope btw (M31 looks pretty good!).

Thanks for taking a look

PMH0810 · Post by **PMH0810** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:12 pm

Know what you mean - offspring number 2 due 2nd May, Offspring number 1 currently 16mo and HB hobby is screaming for feeding...

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:12 pm

Here are a few more pics from today 24 hours later

and look what I did today, built shelves!

macleanb · Post by **macleanb** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:19 pm

Shiny, don't worry, you'll soon know! Shiny bits are beer toys, fermenters, boilers, chillers -anything. Plastic is functional, but stainless or copper is just more- shiny!

I am also new to this hobby (~6 months) and I just bought my first proper shiny bits (a 33ltr stainles steel saucepan HLT & wort chiller). Of COURSE I bought quite a lot of plastic, and grains, and hops, and - perhaps I'll stop there in case SWMBO somehow finds this site...

Enjoy! love the astronomy site BTW, I dabble a bit also, your pics put mine to shame (probably coz I am too pissed to get my collimation right!)

macleanb · Post by **macleanb** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:20 pm

p.s. Have you got more of a head on your fermentation now?

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:23 pm

macleanb wrote:p.s. Have you got more of a head on your fermentation now?

Just checked it, it seems to have stalled? Seems quite flat, but I asked m father in-law and he says it'll be fine. Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

macleanb · Post by **macleanb** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:27 pm

I am no expert - just a novice, but there didnt sem to be a krasen in the first pic either - maybe a botom fermenting yeast or something? Have you take an SG reading?

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First kit started - bottled - more pics

First kit started - bottled - more pics