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Jonny, I'm relatively new and made about 6 st peters kits....and in all but 2 I've had a problem with flat beer. They don't provide enough priming sugar. Since I upped mine by 50% they've been way better. I ve also just used my PB for the first time with a St Peters Cream Stout. I've used...

Shaun. I've been in your situation a few months ago as a newbie. My Mrs bought me a starter kit. I've just made my best 2 brews. One was an IPA and the other a stout. A few points that changed mine. 1. Don't follow the instructions as gospel, they very often too rigid and don't allow for...

Thanks for the advice. Stout is now kegged but it wasn't without incident. I transferred to the keg, with a new syphon, which was way better than my original one. All good! Sussed out the CO2 capsule, injected the gas....... and there it was, a leak on the tap! You are kidding me!!

My CO2 (as not used before) are the little capsules that come with my equipment. I can read the pressure. I'm assuming you, more experienced guys, have a larger cylinder with a pressure gauge or something set up?

Hi and thanks 2nd fermentation.. just sorted out the stuck and syphoning off to a 23l keg. Just couldn't get my head around the heads pace in the keg but read a bit more on here.... so use CO2 to pressure the keg and removing the oxygen, hopefully this won't leak. Keep topping up as the...

I added 250g of soft brown sugar and it seems to be working a treat. SG has dropped and I can see the yeast working. I am going to try and Keg for the first time. I only have a plastic keg and some small gas canisters. When I transfer to the keg does it need pressurising straight away? And...

Thanks..... makes sense. I'm just trying to check the pk size on the St Peters site

Thanks.... I might as well give more sugar ago. Nothing to lose apart from time! So, out of interest, do you more experienced brewers hold a stock of yeast and hops etc for things like this?

I've tried leaving it for another week, taking it to the suggested 14 days (kit says 6). I put the mat under and temp went to 23 ish and gave it a gentle stir Checked again and it's only moved to 1019 at best over a week. So that's 3.7 abv Is there anything else I could do to waken the...

No sure on SG.... so I can only go with the official one from St Peters, which is 1048. I up'd the temp a couple of degrees yesterday, so I'm going to check progress later today. I suppose with Stout, longer the better...?

Lid off, hydrometer ..

Hi, I think I have a Cream Stout stuck at 1020 been there for 3 days and it's been on for 10 days. Do I need to give it a little help and if so, how? It's brewing at 20/21c Help apreciated, thanks!

Nah, still open. I go there.

Thanks.... temp is a constant 20.

Hi Everybody, is started my second Cream Stout kit after the first one was my biggest success to date. Brew went on 08th Sept. The instructions say to leave for 6 days and the gravity remains below 1014. I have checked today(15th), so 7 days and the gravity is only 1020. I didn't take a...

Thanks..... so how does that work then? Is the prob a thermometer...and then it just switches the pad or belt on or off. Where does the prob sit?

Jumping as same issues 👍🏻 So constant is the key? My temp (pre pad on my current brew) was up and down like a yoyo from day to night. If at 20 I assume it takes longer in the FV?

That's pretty much me, symptom wise... my IPA tasted the same as my pale too. The only really good one I've had is a cream Stout. 1. Re gas. I know it's happening but for newbie, it's a confidence thing seeing the Gas coming from the airlock. It's an indicator that things are going well...

Hi.... new here and looking for some help please. I'm on my 5th kit.... Razorback IPA. I started it on the 20th, so 9 days in. I put the hops in 2 days ago. I've just checked SG and tasted a sample. It's tasting sour! Will this calm down the longer I leave it.... its not ready for...

The first kit had 2 things going on.... flat as anything... and also really really sour. I don't think I sterilised my brand new bottles. My last one was the Razorback. I'll drink most things but IPA is my go to, so I was really looking forward to it. It wasn't hoppy and again flat. I'm also...