Recent content by hitman73

Hey Team, Just thought I woild drop a line and say so far so good for the brewing. Have only done extract so far, but have made 5 and all 5 have been great. Have a couple of lessons along the way, but its all a learning curve.

Hey peeps, I have bottled my first ever batch last weekend, havent had any bottle bombs yet so must have checked gravity correctly lol. I have my 2nd brew fermenting since last weekend, havent seen airlock activity but as there is plenty of krausen i thinks its been and gone so im not worried...

Im never going to have to buy beer ever again.

Youre not drinking it fast enough.

2 it is, thank you :)

My local brew store reckon i only need 1 drop to a .750 bottle. What are the opinions on this?

Hey yea, Mangrove Jacks stuff is available at my local brew store, and in Nelson at Bin Inn Montgomery Square. No problem brewing at 20 or under here! I struggle to get above 20. So when i set up my Coopers this weekend i will use the Coopers yeast. See how it goes.

Might seem like a silly question, but have you spun your hydro to make sure there are no bubbles on it?

Hey mate, Im from Christchurch and this weekend i will be doing my second brew too, also a Coopers, but a lager. Im told they are the cheapest of the cheap and to not follow the instructions to a t lol. Tasti make a yeast that can be used in homebrewing. Look in the baking section of Countdown...

Great advice. Im beginning to see i need to buy a LOT more bottles and a couple more fermenting barrels. That way I wont have to be impatient forever.

Ok, so you transfer beer into bottling bucket then run it out the tap from there? How do you get the beer into the bottling bucket?

Hi, I'm a noob with another silly question. How thick is the sediment on the bottom of the fermenter? I'm brewing an extract brew, 23 litres. I only worry because I am bottling after primary and I am hoping the tap is set high enough from the bottom so I dont fill my bottles with sediment...

OK cool. I will take a hydro today, and another tomorrow. If stable you think bottling Sunday would be ok? Deon

So you are saying i dont really need an airlock in primary? I dont believe a word of it.

Ha yea i see where you're coming from.