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  1. SteveM

    Fermentation Chamber Temperature Probe Location

    With all the excess amazon packages I’ve got in the garage since lockdown I just used a piece of polystyrene stuck against the fermenter and wedged the temp probe between the bucket and polystyrene. seems to have worked.
  2. SteveM

    First brew done!

    Thanks for all your replies - lots of good advice there - much appreciated. I think I’ll follow the first post about bottling the contents of the keg and re-priming. In answer to the other questions: I didn’t pressure test the keg beforehand but I did put Vaseline on the seal. There was a...
  3. SteveM

    First brew done!

    Good morning all I’ve just completed my first brew, tried a couple of bottles last night and pleased with the results. I made a fairly simple (I was told) citra IPA and compared to a citra IPA I saw in M&S - mine isn’t quite as clear but tastes similar. I used one of brew UK’s starter kits and...
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