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thanks for your input and the threads

by making a lower og beer, the same as making a starter ?

I have been using dry yeast the likes of saflager 34/70, what I nwould like to know is can I rehydrate and then use some dry malt to make a starter

check the og and check the seal on your fermenter

Thanks, will give it a try

Can anyone tell me how to carbonate after lagering to below 2 degrees, I have read that adding yeast to your sugar aids carbonation, but I would have thought that putting yeast into a sealed bottle would stop the yeast activating. Or is there another way?? All help greatly appreciated

If bottling after lagering down to 2 degrees, how would you carbonate. I have read that you can add sugar and yeast together to put in the bottles, but if it is a sealed unit how does the yeast activate. Anyone done this method?? please advise, on any other method My fear is that once the lager...

thanks for your help , I will try canderel

Hi everyone, can you get sweetner additives instead of using sugar, I have looked at a few online home brew shops but they don't seem to do any. I have a wine that is too dry, and wish to sweeten slightly/ Help Jimbo

Thanks for the thread Chippy , it was useful

yes your right, but I made three barrels ,two of wherry's and one coopers real ale back in may my son and I drank one and a half of them ,but then he left wales to go to live in England so I lost my drinking partner. but in hot weather I like a cold lager, i'll be back on the ale now as the...

how long can you keep ale in a barrel before it goes of, it is pressured

Many thanks, I appreciate the advise.

How much of Maltedextrin would you put in a 23 Ltr mix and where do you get this from. Thank you

sorry for the delay, answer to your question , I put 800 grams of beer enhancer and 250 grams of golden syrup, I would like about 4.5 abv at the moment the sg is at 1035, i'm just experimenting with the syrup...

oh thanks for the tip I would have just put it in from the packet. if I put about 200 grams in will I get a better fg,even if it has started fermenting?thanks again for your input

cheers i will put some in tomorrow , i'll give the yeast time to start working

hi all can you tell me if I can add sugar after I put the yeast in , what I have done is checked the sg and and it was at 1035 I thought it was good but it may only come out a about 3.5fg

thank you both for your replies, I think I may filter half off one batch and leave the other and see if it makes any difference, the ones I have fine filtered look gin clear but does not seem to have the body I was expecting. The kit I used was a KenRidge Chardonnay.

Does filtering help with the taste and quality, I read somewhere that it actually takes the taste and quality away from the wine, has anybody got any views on this?