Recent content by Yawn65

Gave it a taste. Must say, it's not unpleasant, and I'm still alive - both are bonuses in my book :D Will add the finings and give it another 2 days prior to bottling. Thanks for all your advice OB.

It certainly smelt decidedly 'beery' when I was testing it. Will give it a sip tomorrow - if I don't report back please arrange for a decent burial :wink:

Hi, should probably be posting in a different section of the forum by now but thought I'd have a last stab here: Just checked the brew which after 19 days is still in the bucket. Still no activity spotted from the airlock (I'm sure the bucket is probably leaking air from around the lid) and the...

I think I'll try raising the temperature a bit. It's in a relatively cool spot so I'll move it and wrap a blanket around it. I seem to recall reading elsewhere on this forum that someone else had a slow time of one of these kits. It probably didn't help that there was a bit of sorghum syrup in...

Hi OB, have just tested the brew and it's at 1.024, so it's moving in the right direction but I'm worried it's going to take an age to get to the 1.010 the instructions say it should reach. Still seeing very little sign of activity from the airlock or bucket. Any suggestions gratefully...

Thanks Capt, most kind :cheers:

Great, thanks OB. Will keep you in the loop re progress.

Thanks OB The mix went into the bucket last Sunday so tomorrow will be 7 days. How long can it safely stay in the bucket before it's unusable? Should I be testing the strength daily to make sure it's moving in the right direction? Anything I can do (with virtually no brewing kit) to rescue it...

Thanks for the welcome Frogfurlong and my pleasure! :D

Thanks for the welcome guys, and most especially thanks to oldbloke for all the advice. My brew is in a plastic 5 gall bucket. There seems to have been some activity within. Checked with a Hydrometer a few hours ago and got a reading of 1.032, but not experienced enough to know if that's good or...

Hi all I am a new member with little to no experience in brewing and coeliac disease, which means I can't tolerate barley, wheat or Rye - all of the yummy stuff that normally goes into most beers! I was diagnosed about 4 years ago in my mid-forties so had enough time to develop a taste for half...