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Hi all I have a lager home brew kit that's been in primary fermenter for 2 weeks and is done. I am going to transfer it over to a secondary fermenter tomorrow but unfortunately I won't be able to bottle it for 3 weeks as I am going on holiday. Will this ruin the kit? Many thanks Chris

Hi all I started a cider kit on Saturday night and almost immediately it's bubbling away. The thing is after 2 days it's still not got a foamy head it's clear but yet still bubbling. Is it normal for it to bubble but not have a foamy head?

Hi all I have bought some coopers carbonation drops and on the back of the packet it says use 1 for 350ml bottles or 2 drops for 750ml bottles. I am using 500ml bottles what would you advise I use, 1 or 2 drops? Thanks all

Hi all I have finally taken the plunge and bought a hydrometer, I have never used one of these things before so please excuse if this seems a daft question. When I put it into my fermenter if it settles in the yellow bottle section does this mean it's OK to bottle? (see attached pic) Also...

Hi all I got bought some new home brew equipment for Xmas and this weekend I have gave it a testing! I have done a cider kit in my new fermenting bucket but after 2 day's it's still not bubbling. I know that's not an indication itself of fermenting starting so I opened it up just once to...

Just done a lager kit and miss read the instructions, it said put 2 litres of boiling water in mix sugar and can contents, then top up to withing 3 litres of the mark with cold water and then for last 3 litres put a mixture of hot and cold.. I didn't notice this bit and have topped all the way...

Hi This cider kit has been fermenting for 15 days now and there is roughly 1 bubble every few minutes. I am going to learn to use a hydrometer because I know that's the only way to really tell. However with all your great experience does this look OK to bottle? Or should I wait until all the...

I know I know I will get flamed for this, but I have never used a hydrometer when doing homebrew... I am quite new to this but I just can't get my head round using one so I use method passed down by my dad, basically when airlock has stopped bubbling it's good to bottle. My problem is every...

I can get loads of these bottles are they OK for home brew? I read some where they should be brown? Will my caps fit them? I use the metal type caps that you put on with a capper Thanks all Ps reason I'm asking about caps is mate just sent me pic asking if I want them otherwise I'd have of...

Hi all I bottled a lager kit just over a week ago and tonight I thought I'd give one a try. Thing is when I opened the bottle there was very little fizz noise and when I poured it out there was no head at all. As I'm sat looking at it in the glass it's got plenty of bubbles rising from the...

Hi all I am still relatively new to home brew. I have done about 10 kits and all been great. Last night I started a cider kit and usually the next day it's bubbling away in the air lock, this morning nothing. I have attached a picture does this look normal? I'm scared it's not going to...

Hi all Still relatively new to brewing, just a few questions that keep popping into my head [emoji2] I am doing a lager kit and was curious if any of you use finnings? I have bought a sachet and was planing to use them but don't really see it mentioned much on here? Secondly when...

Hi all I have just got back into home brewing again and tonight and I made a very basic error..Basically when I emptied the contents of the can into the fermenter vessel I noticed when I threw the can out there was a little bit left under the lid. I'm not talking loads just maybe half a cup...

Hi all, I always soak my glass bottles in a bath overnight with some steriliser in the water and have never had any issues. However now all my bottles have stains on the outside that I just can't get rid off. When I scrub them it appears to come off but then when dries it's back again. It...

Hi all I am currently doing a Strawberry cider kit, I set it off to ferment and all was going great. It had finished fermenting and I planned to put it into a barrel for a few days and then bottle it. So I transferred it over to the barrel added the flavoring sachet and went down stairs. To...

Hi all I have a cider kit that's just finished fermenting. I am now going to transfer it into a barrel and add the flavorings and leave it stand for a few days before bottling. My question is can you add finnings to cider kits? And if so when is the best time to add them? I was thinking of...

Hi all I used to do a lot of homebrew a few years back but kind of stopped.. I am back into it again and have decided to do a cider kit. Never done cider before but thought I'd give it a try. I have always just used kits, I know they don't make a good a pint as the proper way but they do...