fermantation

[darran]

How do you know if your fermentation is frozen and can coopers euro lager stick at the fermentation stage iv nearly no foam and vier little scum mark smells lagery and tastes lagery fermented for 10 days the put in a barrle primed with i think 2 1/4 oz of sugar hell is this ok hmm i dont think the nerves will stop untill im enjoying a a wee cheers

ta guys

yes im a noobie started brewing 3 weeks ago and its hell i all thoughts lead to beer not rome beer or in my case lager

[scottmoss]

Hi,

Did you take a hydrometer reading?

[darran]

i have a hydrometer but reading it is like a foray into the unkown its as confusing as 10 pints

after 10 days it was sitting at the 45 grams sugar per liter level i tested this a few times during the day before barraling no idea what this means does it mean its a water tating beer or is it beer mmmm or is it just a waste hmm cheers guys

[darran]

guys when infermentation mode for lagerwhatsis the best temp and the when in a barrell conditioning for at least3weeks what temp should i have it at

regards darran

[darran]

chris that link isthe mutts nutts ta mate

[darran]

ahh iv only got a fv bin and barrell but no air lock hingy had seen my dad with these many years ago but iv not got one i m not sure i opened my bin around half a dozen times during prinary would this bugger up the brew in future do i keep the fv bin closed for 10 days and open it once during then transferr for conditioning also does a lager have a foamy top when fermenting whats the score wih cling film instead of the lid

as always a new brewer

[darran]

doi need air locks and fv with taps etc

[darran]

oh i have a ballihoo barrle can you get caps that can use a co2 bottle with them and do i need a air lock hingy with the barrle when in 2nd fermentation ( conditioning )

[darran]

ok last one even though ther is many questions is it better to have a fv with an air lock or not if brewing lager

many thatnks

darran

[trucker5774]

Most people dont bother..............I always use one. It certainly won't harm your brew so why not?

[darran]

ok whats the score with yeast nutrients people do you or dont you

[scottmoss]

I tend not to use yeast nutrients unless it sticks during fermentation. Put many people do use it to help the yeast on their way.

[darran]

again scotmoss ta if fermentation did stick with a lager what would be the best yeast nutriant iv had a look but thers is a few out there also iv just ordered a few s33 safbrew is this a good yeast and what the hell do you do with finings my old man used to talk about them and what are good finings


cheers / SLANJ people

[scottmoss]

I'm not sure about which yeast nutirents are the best, I think I just have a tub of youngs yeast nutirents. I always have a pabk of yeast just incase of stuck fermentation, I will add a new sachet of yeast and a spoon of yeast nutirents.

Finings will make the beer/wine clear quicker (within a couple of days), I don't use finings as I don't mind waiting for a couple of weeks for it to clear.

[darran]

scottmoss can you get youngs yeast nutrient in thrifty the only place i can find charges 7 quid delivery for a one pound product mental