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I used a mixture of 1, 1.5, and 2 carb drops. I dont like stupid fizzy lager but I found the bottles with 1.5 and 2 drops in 500ml bottles were a lot better

Still a newbee and I'm going to be knocking out some more lagers in the cold weather. I want to add some hops to my brew, I cant see how you would do this ? Any advice would be helpful

I thought it might not of started because the yeast was sat on top of the froth after my vigorous stirring ! I should probably post this separately, but, I've just popped my forest fruits cider into the garden wrapped in a few bags and a towel. With the temps dropping to -5 is this a good idea ?

The yeast was just sat on top like a thin layer of sediment (only way I could describe it!), nothing much was going on at all. Regardless, I've checked it today and the brew has gone into overdrive ! I think fermentation has begun. Thanks for the reassurance. How do you hydrate yeast before...

I'm on my third brew after two relatively successful lagers, the second being a wilco pilsner which has has made me decide never to by beer from a supermarket again ! My third is a Coopers lager, I've pitched it exactly the same as the first but the yeast has just sat on the top rather than...