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Thanks for all the tips. When I looked there is a temp marked on it, and there was a chart that came with it. I maybe should read these things. I put a kilo of sugar in. I suppose the thing I need to learn most is the patience. Cheers.

I might be there then. I just tried water out of the hot tap and the hydrometer sunk to the bottom so hopefully if the sample's a bit cooler it'll make the difference. Cheers.

So, I have to take a sample and let it cool to the same temperature as the water to get a true reading. Or warm up the water. I'll give that a go. Thanks.

I'm measuring gravity with a hydrometer, it's reading 1 in fresh water. So I'll just give a bit longer then. Thanks.

I am doing my 1st brew which is the Geordie Scottish Export kit. I started it 12 days ago. The instructions said that it should take about 7 days but could be longer and you should bottle when you get 2 readings at or below 1.005. My problem is that for the past 2 days it has stuck at 1.010. Do...

I used the sterilising stuff that came with the kit. No instructions, so watched video on you tube. They said to rinse with cold water, but it might've been completely different stuff. It's right that people have been brewing long before sterilising, so it makes sense it should be ok. Just...

I got my first brew kit yesterday. I had sterilised everything and going to rinse it with cold water. It was at this point it dawned on me that my water supply is untreated water from a natural spring. It's perfectly safe to drink but who knows what microorganisms might be in it. So I had to...