It's arrived! It's arrived!

[troublebrewing]

Many thanks.

Will report on the SG with my brew in due course.

[itmustbemagic]

Interesting post for all us newbies. so refreshing to see that all questions are quickly answered and advice so freely given. Well done gents!

[Frothy]

Cheers Oxford, for the pic. I wish I'd bought a few thigns when in town the other day - I saw some of those plastic airlock. Do you have any idea if I could get a lid like that that will fit my bin?

Are they standard size bins/lids?

TIA.

or you could drill a 1" hole in the lid and use a drilled bung with the airlock?
Daab is right but the burp of an airlock is quite reassuring

Matt

[troublebrewing]

I'm flattered that after years of posting nonsense all over the foru (?) of the www that I have finally made something worthwhile reading!

Of course, it would not be worth reading if it were just my problems, so thanks to all who have answered.

As promised, I'll check the SG tonight and report.

[troublebrewing]

Right, back again.

I have sterilised the hydrometer and plopped it into the fermenting bin - as opposed to that tall think plastic tube (no, I don't know the technical term for it!).

I won't post another photo of it, suffice to say that the SG is the same as it was last night at about this time - ie 1030 or thereabouts.

What now? Do one more SG check tomorrow evening and then if it has still failed to lower to the required 1014 go down the 'dry beer enzyme' route?

[troublebrewing]

Will any brewer's shop have thie enzyme in stock? Is there any surety that it will work?

[StrangeBrew]

This thread has made interesting reading. It's good to see all the help and advice being shared, it's what forums like this are all about imo!

Back to the problem...what are the main causes of a stuck fermentation, especially with Muntons and Woodforde's, is it as DaaB has suggested down to poor quality yeast, if so why, or is it something else like temperature fluctuation or possibly a combination of both or am I missing the point?

[DRB]

The three kits I have done all stuck at around 1018,my first two all grain brews hit 1006 no probs,using safale 04.

[troublebrewing]

Have I not been keeping the brew warm enough? It's in the living room, on the floor, near a small radiator.

[troublebrewing]

Daab, if the SG hasn't altered by tomorrow, should I give the mix that gentle stir you mentioned last night (Monday)? With a sterilised mixing stick, of course.

[troublebrewing]

I haven't so I'll do it later. Thanks.

[troublebrewing]

Sorry for missing a day...

Checked SG tonight and it hasn't really moved, maybe a few mm?

Will try to get hold of some nzyme in next few days.

Wife now shouting at me to stop sneezing.

[troublebrewing]

Sorry, sneezing quite incidental to the process.

Ok, will try some more yeast in next 12 hours, I hope?

Will all this delay cause damage to the brew? It's now over a week since I put this together. Bit concerned that I have a fermenting bin of rubbish.

[Bigster]

Difficult to tell but for another quid or so you stand a chance of getting a brew that you should be happy with

[troublebrewing]

Afternoon,

So I got the yeast. here's a pic:



Is this the right stuff?

I completely forgot about the beer enzyme thing.

The guy in the shop said you just sprinkle the yeast on top of the brew. Correct? That's what I did with the original yeast sachet from Muntons.

The SG hasn't changed since I reported it 48 hours ago.

Here's to fingers crossed.