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Is this what it should look like after 24 hours? It definitely looks bubbly, but not much activity in the air lock

Is this slightly brown patches the formation of a Krausen? Hope it's not mould already
 

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Is this what it should look like after 24 hours? It definitely looks bubbly, but not much activity in the air lock

Is this slightly brown patches the formation of a Krausen? Hope it's not mould already
Dunno, I tend to leave it for a week or two. No lifting lids here. Krausen looks like it's normal, from what I recall from my glass demijohn days. What yeast did you use?
 
Just the yeast that came in the pack.

The Krausen is now laid on the bottom of the vessel after 2 and a half days!
 
Only a week to go until it's done in the fermentation bucket :)

Can I bottle straight out of the bucket and put some sugar or carb drops in the bottles or do I need a separate bucket to mix the sugar in to?
Note from the bucket with tap I purchased that beer is currently in:

Little Bottler with tap and sediment trap
– Much, much easier than using a syphon tube. Gone are the days of getting half of your beer on the floor with this great device for bottling.
 
Only a week to go until it's done in the fermentation bucket :)

Can I bottle straight out of the bucket and put some sugar or carb drops in the bottles or do I need a separate bucket to mix the sugar in to?
Note from the bucket with tap I purchased that beer is currently in:

You can do both. But methinks the best and cleanest result would be:

-syphon to a separate clean bucket
-check how much beer is (graduated bucket would be nice though some graduations aren't accurate)
-add priming as needed, give it a gentle swirl so it mixes a bit, like you would stir sugar in scalding hot tea. No splashing! that's bad at this stage
-syphon to bottles
 
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