Recent content by Andywhite1992

Evening guys, So about 3 weeks ago I made my first attempt at homebrew, using the youngs brew buddy starter kit. I made soooooo many rookie mistakes. Such as not steralizing the bucket before starting and not actually using a thermometer when adding water to mix and yeast etc etc. In hindsight...

I will do just that. I am going to resist doing anything. I will just leave it to bubble away to its hearts delight. Cheers for the help guys. Helped me stop worrying. I feel like a first time parent!

Heya, sorry I did edit my post to try and include more information. I had that foam appear around the start of day 2 and it died down by the end of day 3. It has been sitting and a consistent 20 degrees Celsius. It definitely smells like it's doing something. For some reason it smells kind of...

Hey everyone, I've finally started my first ever beer brew using the Young Brewbuddy starter kit. I followed all instructions and it seems to be going well. I am 4 days into my brew and it smells alcoholic and is kicking out plenty of gases (I had to open one edge of my brewing barrel as it was...