Spraymalt?

[Benson_JV]

It's a sanitized large-diameter flexible food-grade hose that you shove into the opening of your 23-litre glass fermenting vessel, with the other end in a gallon jug that has some bleach solution in it.

Check out this link for further information.

[Birdy]

Wow that looks scary, but thanks, made it up tonight put an airlock in with cling film over the top with a pinprick in,i might sit up all night and watchit

[lollypopp]

I'm about to do this one Mr Bird, so let me know what your's get's up to! cheers Lawrence...

[Birdy]

Will do lollypopp,had a look this morning all, quiet on the western front,

[Birdy]

It'sawake good job i got the bigger bin, binned it last night 8o'clock with brew belt on, nothing this morning,this afternoon 3.30 got strong smell of home brew ( is in living room) looked over and the lid resembled the roof on the millennium dome with brown stuff coming out of air lock, looks like being an interesting afternoon, hope it dont explode while watcin the reds later

[Birdy]

Here are some shady pictures of my brew, is this what they mean by Brewers Droop?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38214482@N03/

[Birdy]

Think i've killed it,after a lively day yesterday, had a look this morning it's as flat as a fluke,any one know if this is the norm? begining to think it was to warm

[KevP]

Its quite normal for the manic initial eruption to die down on subsequent days.

[Birdy]

Thanks kev, have just taken reading its at 1.010 is this norm after 2days?,think i might stick with my trusty edme stout in future.

[THE EMBALMER]

"you need working on boy"

jake the poacher.jpg (1.98 KiB) Viewed 1055 times

[Birdy]

"cool your boots man" wot's goin on with me brew?

[lollypopp]

Looking at your pics Mr Bird, I would say that you might have got off quite lightly, I think the yeast head as now settled back, but that 1010 reading does seem a bit quick? Although I think that the last few points can take the longest? does it smell good, I always look at these pics people put up of their Ditch's Stout, and wonder what it smells like? are you barreling, or bottling?

[Birdy]

Does seem a bit quick doesn't it, strange brew all round me thinks, it smells sweet, and i'm bottleing it if it ever wakes up

[lollypopp]

Got mine on, but un~like you, I've had to use brewing sugar, couldn't find time this weekend to get the spaymalt, but I was getting desperate for a beer to be ready to drink, but I shall do it that way next time, I think you just need to leave it there for a few more days, then prime and bottle it, I will be setting mine in the pressure barrel!

[Birdy]

Thanks Lol, will do as you advise and give it a couple of days, would hate to have a fail though,let us know how you get on with the barrel