Hi All,
This forum looks like a great resource. I'm looking for some advice with my first brew in a really long time. Years ago I brewed several batches of home brew using extract kits. Whilst they were drinkable, they were really not good.
Last week I purchased an extract kit:
Mangrove Jack Munich Lager brew extract can (1.7kg)
2.3kg liquid malt extract.
1kg brewing sugar
Californian lager yeast
I have been brewing it at 16 degrees and it seems to be happily brewing away. It has been 6 days and it is still going. I'll check the gravity tomorrow but I suspect it will need a little more time.
Where do I go from here? I have a couple of kg of brewing sugar left so I'm thinking once the gravity is stable I'll mix siphon the brew into another fermentor, mix in the sugar and then bottle.
Once bottled, I was going to leave the batch in the garage at around 10 degrees.
Does that sound like a good way to go? or does anyone recommend doing anything futher?
I'm located in Belgium so home brew supplies are quite hard to come by. I'll drive to my local store (1.5 hours away) on Friday and pick up anything else I need.
Thanks
This forum looks like a great resource. I'm looking for some advice with my first brew in a really long time. Years ago I brewed several batches of home brew using extract kits. Whilst they were drinkable, they were really not good.
Last week I purchased an extract kit:
Mangrove Jack Munich Lager brew extract can (1.7kg)
2.3kg liquid malt extract.
1kg brewing sugar
Californian lager yeast
I have been brewing it at 16 degrees and it seems to be happily brewing away. It has been 6 days and it is still going. I'll check the gravity tomorrow but I suspect it will need a little more time.
Where do I go from here? I have a couple of kg of brewing sugar left so I'm thinking once the gravity is stable I'll mix siphon the brew into another fermentor, mix in the sugar and then bottle.
Once bottled, I was going to leave the batch in the garage at around 10 degrees.
Does that sound like a good way to go? or does anyone recommend doing anything futher?
I'm located in Belgium so home brew supplies are quite hard to come by. I'll drive to my local store (1.5 hours away) on Friday and pick up anything else I need.
Thanks