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If you've made up this kit, how fast did yours ferment?

I've hit a bit of a problem in that the instruction set says 6-7 days, mine seemed active on top of the FV for a day but I've not had a single bubble through the airlock.

With it only being a 36 pint kit I presume the gas has more headroom in the FV hence why I've not seen any bubbles? I intend to check with the hydrometer later either way but I want to avoid any further chance of contamination.

All other kits I've done have been 14-16 days fermentation time, I presume this kits just on the quick side?
 
Funk said:
If you've made up this kit, how fast did yours ferment?

I've hit a bit of a problem in that the instruction set says 6-7 days, mine seemed active on top of the FV for a day but I've not had a single bubble through the airlock.

With it only being a 36 pint kit I presume the gas has more headroom in the FV hence why I've not seen any bubbles? I intend to check with the hydrometer later either way but I want to avoid any further chance of contamination.

All other kits I've done have been 14-16 days fermentation time, I presume this kits just on the quick side?
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I can speak for this particular kit though I have done plenty of Muntons kits in general. My advice would be to not get too concerned about airlock activity. It isn't always a good indication of whether your brew is or isn't fermenting. It all depends on whether or not you've got a perfect air-tight seal around the lid. CO2 will always find an easier escape route if it can!

Also worth noting that the froth on the top (krausen) will only last a day or two before subsiding as the yeast works its way down though your beer. Definitely the best thing would be a hydrometer reading to know for sure, but if it were me I'd leave it a good week before checking for the first time.

Meanwhile its probably worth checking the lid is properly pressed down and sealed all the way round?
 
I would love to hear from anyone who has brewed this kit in previous years, especially on how it tasted after a few months. I am thinking of starting some in October, for drinking around Christmas when I will have a number of relatives staying and I would like to know if my timetable is about right or if I should think of September as a starting point?
 
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I would love to hear from anyone who has brewed this kit in previous years, especially on how it tasted after a few months. I am thinking of starting some in October, for drinking around Christmas when I will have a number of relatives staying and I would like to know if my timetable is about right or if I should think of September as a starting point?
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dunno about this kit but I'm planning on brewing my xmas brew in September following something similar to Greg Hughes's Home Brew Beer recipe which advises 12 weeks conditioning
 
Well, I have just filled my fv with Winter Warmer and because I have 11 expected for Christmas I was a very naughty boy and made it up to 40 pints without thinking. In my panic and rather than take anything out I added some dextrose that I had spare (as I use tablets and not the bags of conditioning sugar supplied with some kits) in the hope that it might help with the extra liquid.

I am just waiting for it to cool down, but tried the hygrometer only to see it register an OG of 1068.

I have some stronger ale yeast which might help, but if I can get it down to 1010 then I will have a brew registering about 7.5%. :twisted:

It might be a rather chaotic holiday period if we are all drinking that.
 

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