Just started my second brew, this time I used the hydrometer to test the OG before pitching the yeast.
Instructions say it should be 1.038, my reading when temperature adjusted was 1.035, so not far off.
Coopers Golden Crown
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guypettigrew
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Should give you a nice session beer. Best of luck with it.
Guy
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Settled at 1.004.
I never realised how long it took to sterilise 40 bottles.
My fermenting tubs don't have taps, so I dissolved 100g sugar in 100ml of warm water, put that into a pressure barrel and then siphoned the brew into it. I do have two bottle wands, but couldn't get either of them to fit on the tap, I guess I will have to find an adaptor of some sorts, but it was easy enough to fill the bottles anyway.
They are now sat under my dining room table.
I never realised how long it took to sterilise 40 bottles.
My fermenting tubs don't have taps, so I dissolved 100g sugar in 100ml of warm water, put that into a pressure barrel and then siphoned the brew into it. I do have two bottle wands, but couldn't get either of them to fit on the tap, I guess I will have to find an adaptor of some sorts, but it was easy enough to fill the bottles anyway.
They are now sat under my dining room table.
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Wilko do a tall fermenter which has an area to put a tap with a bottle wand (if I remember correctly, they sell the wand and tap together). I do the same as you did but only use 50g of sugar dissolved in boiled water which I then leave to cool.
I have got a device for sterilising bottles, in all I put a brew on, sterilise and fill 40 bottles (or thereabouts) and get tidied up in about 4 hours from start to finish. I only bottle now as I got fed up with pressure barrels. Obviously I need two fermenting buckets to do the method I employ as well as the bottling bucket. I am currently fermenting my 71st kit...
I have got a device for sterilising bottles, in all I put a brew on, sterilise and fill 40 bottles (or thereabouts) and get tidied up in about 4 hours from start to finish. I only bottle now as I got fed up with pressure barrels. Obviously I need two fermenting buckets to do the method I employ as well as the bottling bucket. I am currently fermenting my 71st kit...
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I don't need anger management classes, I need people to stop pissing me off.
No beer, no fun - know beer, know FUN!
Carrots may be good for your eyes but alcohol is better as it gives you double vision!
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I am thinking of putting a tap in at least one of my fermenting buckets. I have the tool to drill the hole, so would just need to get a tap.
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Been in the bottles a week and it is already crystal clear...
Sampled a couple last night, needs to carbonate a bit more, but tastes good.
Sampled a couple last night, needs to carbonate a bit more, but tastes good.
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So clear, we can see how much your lawn needs cutting 
Fermenting: Cherry lambic
Conditioning: English IPA/Bretted English IPA, Munich Helles, straight lambic
Drinking: Munich Dunkel, Helles Bock, Orval clone, Impy stout, Porter 2, Hazelweiss 2024, historic London Porter
Planning: Kozel dark (ish),and more!
Conditioning: English IPA/Bretted English IPA, Munich Helles, straight lambic
Drinking: Munich Dunkel, Helles Bock, Orval clone, Impy stout, Porter 2, Hazelweiss 2024, historic London Porter
Planning: Kozel dark (ish),and more!
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IWS,
Nice clear Beer there!
Your Patio needs weeding too!
WA
Nice clear Beer there!
Your Patio needs weeding too!
WA
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More importantly, the beer is in a magical levitating bottle. Very clever!
Guy
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Haha, yeah it has been a bit neglected.
Thank you.
It is more than the patio that needs weeding, the grass is knee high ...
It's magic!guypettigrew wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:00 pmMore importantly, the beer is in a magical levitating bottle. Very clever!
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Probably overcarbonated and the bubbles are helping it levitate.guypettigrew wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:00 pmMore importantly, the beer is in a magical levitating bottle. Very clever!
Guy
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