Recent content by Boneman

I didn't really give it much thought but I did leave a bit of space. The instructions suggest 12mm, though I was probably between 5 and 15 from the brim. Do you think there's a chance of some explosions then?

Further to my post above, I've just bottled my batch. Compared to the picture above, it looks rather lighter and more like an IPA to me. As I said, it's my first brew so I don't really know what was going on or why it's turned out so different.

Popularity in a beer is more trouble than it's worth, I suppose. An enjoyable poem. Can't say it's matched my experiences because I'm yet to taste my first brew.

Cockerel... :evil:

I may be making a bit of a fuss over nothing but would appreciate some advice. I brewed my first kit (Milestone IPA) on Thursday and it seemed to be going well. The airlock was bubbling a lot on Friday and Saturday. Since yesterday, I've not noticed any activity. So I have a number of...

Finder.....

Brewed this yesterday - my first brew. Don't know how fermentation affects the colour, but the wort did look darker than most of the IPAs I drink. However the smell was wonderful. It's about 24 hours since I pitched the yeast and it's now bubbling away happily with a thick krausen. Just have to...

Thanks for your replies. The airlock has started bubbling now. It's sad how excited I can get about such a thing. I will look into heating pads, but my fermenter is presently in my bedroom and the air temperature is a fairly constant 22C so hopefully it won't be necessary for the moment.

Patient. ...

I started my first brew yesterday and thought now would be a good time to join a forum and gain some knowledge, while I'm just waiting. It was a Milestone IPA kit and all fairly straightforward. A slight concern is that the wort foamed up as I was pouring in the cans. From other threads I...