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not heard of hydrating the yeast before...will try it when i get about 10 kits for chrimbo! :cheers: is it just that it starts fermenting quicker ?

thanks for that, fellow slap ed! would you 2nd ferment after another week or finings in two days before bottling or just bottle? i normally brew for a week and a half then 2nd ferment for a week

:o i have had a wilco blonde lager in the FV for 8 days now and its still bubbling away like mad, i used normal granulated for the first time cos i read it on here and i had run out of brewing sugar, could that be a cause?? :wha:

i lift with handles but still dont trust them fully so only lift a couple of inches from the floor :thumb:

nah, think i've read that the yeast isnt damaged until around 37 deg. anything between 18-28 is fine but the lower it is the longer fermentation will take.

is it ok to , say, top up a keg thats down to 10 litres with a new brew ?

i think the above post of wrapping a blanket or bubble wrap round it is good but 17.5 isnt ideal but i think it will ferment at that just a lot slower.......

different beer kits (and/or different finings) clear at different rates also factor in different values ie.temp. stored at . having said that some posts say they have done everything right but still wont clear!

heaven!! :pray: beer next to the bed!! :clap:

thanks abey ,didnt see the post on chat ! planning on barrelling (if i can get the 20 pints down my neck in a week!!) :cheers:

got a crusader kegged and tasted superb last tasted! i 1st fermed for 8 days and 2nd fermed for 7 days then kegged....lovely!! been kegged for about 4 weeks enjoy!

i racked two 40 pint brews today(both woodfords wherry). after i had done them i realised that i had prime sugared again and also put finings in again! :doh: i usually leave it for a week in second fermentation but having done this is it better to leave a bit longer??

i know how to use them but are some better than others??? :wha:

wecome to a fellow newbie :cheers:

ps. its a milestone crusader for first time (any reviews on this?)

i have only ever ( about 15 kits! :party: ) kept the first fermentation in the vessel for max of 8 days, reading some of the posts in here some keep it much longer, what roughly is the max before its likely to go bad? :wha:

are there different quality of these? i have used wilco ones but 2 or 3 bottles decompressed nothing serious as i keg most of mine but the odd lager i do, i bottle. just wondering really...... :wha:

i would put a pressure gauge in

If you reallllyyy want to experiment, get into all grain brewing ;) would love to but missus wont put up with me stinking the house out :hmm:

sorry admin :whistle: :rofl: