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troublebrewing

Merry Christmas

Post by troublebrewing » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:47 pm

After failing to flog my *very* basic brew kit, I have decided to have another go, and here's what I'm up to now.

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Can I just get my 'Merry Christmas' in now?

Cheers!

(and if anyone else has any tips on this particular brew... welcome)
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Post by Andy » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:21 pm

Ah!

Good luck :lol:
Dan!
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chopperswookie

Post by chopperswookie » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:25 pm

here here
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troublebrewing

Post by troublebrewing » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:42 pm

TY.
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Post by Andy » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:19 pm

I tried it once and it "did a muntons" and didn't ferment out.

(Hence my good luck above 8) )
Dan!
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troublebrewing

Post by troublebrewing » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:31 pm

Prob why noone wanted to buy it!

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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StevieR

Post by StevieR » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:57 pm

I've just set this one away a week gone Sunday. OG was 1050, checked it last night and the SG was surprisingly down to 1014 :shock:

I did however replace the kit yeast with Gervin English Ale yeast :wink:

Any idea how long this one needs to mature ?
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:32 am

Any idea how long this one needs to mature ?
An easy/rough guide is 1 week for every 10 gravity points so a 10-40 beer gets 4 weeks, a 10-50 gets 5 weeks....and so on :wink:
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troublebrewing

Post by troublebrewing » Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:43 pm

Damned lid has blown off the fermenting bin three timmes now... making us all jump out of out skins... (it's in the living room)...

I have a brew belt on it to maintain warm temperature, but how do I deal with the explosions? Leave the lid partly undone?
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troublebrewing

Post by troublebrewing » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:46 pm

It's generally around the 19 mark during the day, but I know it can drop to 16.5-17 overnight.
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troublebrewing

Post by troublebrewing » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:28 pm

Thanks Daab,

I just came back in and it's 18.3 in the living room.

Good ida about night time use of the belt- I'll get a timer on it.

Funnily enough, the lid hasn't expanded as much, if at all, as it did on the Three Explosions Situation. I wonder if the yeast is slowing down?
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troublebrewing

Post by troublebrewing » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:07 pm

Alas, I was hoping to kill the father-in-law with one last Big Bang behind his comfy chair.

8)
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