Recent content by grumpy Tim

Well after weeks of cleaning brewing bottling and waiting I finally tasted the fruits of my labour. And as it was my 1st attempt I can honestly say it isn't that bad. The only issue I have is it's not that fizzy now before bottling I added 1/2 TSP of sugar to each bottle as recommended should I...

Thank you so many helpful friendly people on here

Thank you everyone who replied just wanted it explaining clearly as it's my first time

Sorry to sound silly but am I right in saying you take your brew from one bucket when fermented to another where you put the sugar in to prime.if I'm understanding this how long before I can bottle

Yes I will definitely agree the folks are really friendly and helpful

Just a kit at first it's a Young's one but hop to find a darker one next time as I usually drink dark beers i.e hobgoblin

Wow thank you all for your responses nice to see such helpful people on here. But be warned I'll probably be asking a lot more questions. Tim

Hi everyone I'm new to home brew my beer is at the bottling stage the question is can I use granulated sugar to prime the beer in the bottles. Also do I need finnings and what exactly is this. Hopefully you good people can help. Tim