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Hi all, it's been a while since I posted anything but I could use some advice. I bought a York Brewery Yorkshire terrier kit at the weekend. It says on the instructions to leave to ferment for 4 to 6 days. This seems a little short to me, i normally leave mine for about ten days. What would you do?

wowza! :o

if sugar and yeast go into bread, why is it not alcoholic?

this may be a bit on the stupid side...but...can i empty a bottle of dr pepper into a dj add a little sugar and yeast and produce dr pepoer beer? Or any other pop. I chose the good doctor as an example!

irish stout on the brew and absolute 80's radio. Pure bliss!

i use champagne yeast for tc and ginger beer, but it always comes out too dry. What strain of yeast will keep the sweetness in, or make it even sweeter?

cheap, easy and divine...cheese and heinz salad cream. Only heinz will do!

to be honest i always test it in the fv. Make sure it is clean beforehand thougj.

'surely you cant be serious?' 'I Am. And dont call me shirley!' 'looks like we may have to take him to hospital' 'why, what is it?' 'its a big building with doctors in it. But thats not important now!'

ditto. Comes out very dry. Try a kit if you are after good, cheap cider. It works out alot cheaper and nicer. Try black rock new zealand cider.

i totally agree, a first class ale. Sadly, no recepie! :cry:

greetings from staffordshire, postman! :thumb:

Just like tubby says, keep it simple. Especially with kits and you cant go wrong. Basically; make kit, leave for 7 to10 days, bottle with half a teaspoon of sugar in bottles, leave for 2 weeks...bingo! Job done!

try another sachet of the same yeast. Chuck it in and it should do the trick, it cant do any harm as long as it is the same variety of yeast.

thanks guys. Consider myself well and truly educated! I now see the light and will try experimenting with different yeasts. :thumb:

no. Only in tc and ginger beer. Like i say, what difference does it make anyway?

does it really matter what yeast you use? Do different ones produce different flavours or characteristics? Essentialy they all change sugar to alcohol and not much else. I always use champagne yeast. Am i wrong or naive?

sounds like a plan! Is it blokes only or is the wife allowed to come along? :hmm:

usually it is done in 7 to 9 days, but it can be left for a few weeks providing it is in an airtight fv.

ron burgundys response: "what you gonna go for? London gentleman? No no. Blackbeards delight!"