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Oh ok. I bottled into glass only I'm afraid. What's trub and flocculation?

Yeah my first brew has been bottled a week. Stored in the airing cupboard lol. Going to leave another week then move to the garage for another week to clear (according to instructions anyway). Not sure what you mean by plastic bottles to check carbonation?

Just set up my second ever brew. Found a cheap kit in a local supermarket. Called Coopers Real Ale. I'm pretty sure the brand was recommended on here. Seemed really different to the Mangrove Jacks kit that came with my fermenter. I took my initial SG which read at 1038. Which is spot on with the...

:laugh8: I'll make sure I'm the only one to drink those bottles then. Cant have someone else stinking out the house :beer1:. I remember getting some bottles from a micro brewery in durham a couple of years ago. That had active yeast in it. If I remember correctly it settles to the bottom and if...

I got it down to 1.010 in the end.

That's it all bottled. What a total and utter **** on it was lol. Had a few problems as I went. I took the manufacturer advice and attached my bottling wand directly to the tap. I then realised there was a ton of beer left in the bottom. So with the help of the Mrs, we poured the remainder...

Hope I don't end up with cloudy beer.

Thanks for letting me know. I hadn't realised that. Plus the amber ale is a limited edition one.

I've seen a raspberry and lime cider kit I was thinking I might do next. But then again there's also a amber ale kit too aheadbutt

I wasn't sure what was the best way to add them so I just went with the instructions and sprinkled across the top. Hope this is ok lol.

I added the hops bag about 7 days ago I think. I didn't taste test, although it smelt really nice. It's still bubbling away now. I noticed staining on the inside of the fermenter where I'm presuming a foam had formed on the top but it's now nearly gone. I think I'm just being impatient tbh.

Just done my reading. It was about 15ish on the hydrometer. That seems miles away from where I need it to be tho. This seems to be taking a lot longer than the pack indicated.

Cheers. I’ll probably be back on tomorrow asking what all the readings mean lol.

Nice one. I didn’t want to waste my sterilisation stuff. Do I take a sample from the fermenter to test or do I drop the hydrometer into it?

Can I sterilise it with boiling water?

The fermenter is still bubbling, just quiet slowly now. Do I wait until it has stopped fully before taking my specific gravity readings?

I definitely stirred mate. I splashed it all over the kitchen bench :laugh8:. My instructions are are different to the one you posted. It says to add hops after 1 week of fermentation, then leave another 5 days. Is this called dry hopping?

The hot water bottles and insulating the bottom of the fermenter seem to of worked. I added the hops and have gas coming from the system. The instructions say leave for 5 days and no gas before fermentation has finished. Is this correct or the best way to do it?

It was bubbling before I added the hops. Unfortunately I didn’t take a reading, it wasn’t in the instructions when I set it up lol.

Right. I’m 8 days in to my 1st brew. It’s a mangrove jacks golden ale kit. I went away at he weekend and when I got back my brew was only showing 16 degrees on the thermometer. I should of put my hops in last night but instead I tried to bring the temperature back up using hot water bottles. I...