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by Fermenting Fred
Wednesday Oct 31, 2007 11:22 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Looking for a Starter Kit & Advice
Replies: 13
Views: 7830

Ditto on what Noodles said,(that is what I have done & you appreciate the improvements you can make with experience) but to answer the other part of your question, the coopers fermenter is a fine tub & you'll want another one before too long anyway. At that time you can buy some other type :D or ...
by Fermenting Fred
Tuesday Sep 11, 2007 11:36 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: cooper's V's Trough Lolly lager temp's ????..
Replies: 9
Views: 5610

Just to throw a curve ball... :roll: if your talking about coopers bavarian lager I am pretty sure I read on this forum that it comes with a lager yeast & having done one it certainly had that "egg" smell that lager yeasts have when brewing...But heh what do I know??Stand corrected if this is not ...
by Fermenting Fred
Saturday Aug 11, 2007 11:21 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Lager without Racking?
Replies: 27
Views: 8689

Soooo...To get back to my original question, & jump on the broken record band wagon, in your process Trough Lolly, if you weren't kegging when would you bottle(carbonate)? :? I understand that the beer will be drinkable bottled from the primary but i am trying to at least put some patience into this ...
by Fermenting Fred
Friday Aug 10, 2007 11:32 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Lager without Racking?
Replies: 27
Views: 8689

Try it, if it isn't clear & crisp enough for you get that 2nd fermenter (or perhaps a cube?) & give it another shot - the only down side will be more beer to "dispose" of. :wink: :lol:
Thanks for comments...Gee ya gotta love it when you only problem is to drink more beer to get it right! :lol ...
by Fermenting Fred
Wednesday Aug 08, 2007 2:21 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Lager without Racking?
Replies: 27
Views: 8689

Lager without Racking?

Hi Fellow beerologists,
Just bottled an Amarillo from a fresh wort kit, which was a bit on the lazy end of the effort scale I felt, therefore slapped,(read lovingly), put together the following Lager for the test in patience but am I wasting my time if not racking?? :shock:
Morgans Blue Mount Lager ...
by Fermenting Fred
Friday Sep 29, 2006 11:40 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: New Brewer's Worry (read as newbie ?s)
Replies: 14
Views: 4059

All good advice guys points taken, but to put it to rest I did go with a constant reading of 1006 as well as clarifying the "burp" was only once/hour approx,(thanx Dogger),therefore it is bottled & currently cleaning fermenter for the Bavarian brew :)
by Fermenting Fred
Thursday Sep 28, 2006 10:41 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: New Brewer's Worry (read as newbie ?s)
Replies: 14
Views: 4059

Thanks Gents, I'll go with the readings, 'spose I'm bit like expectant father with first born. To answer your ? Dogger, if i was honest about it the bubbling has slowed down to the occasional burp! Looking forward to bottling this as I already have a can of bavarian larger & malt shovel pale ale ...
by Fermenting Fred
Thursday Sep 28, 2006 9:31 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: New Brewer's Worry (read as newbie ?s)
Replies: 14
Views: 4059

New Brewer's Worry (read as newbie ?s)

As a new member first of all congrats on such a great site/forum, heaps of info already from browsing.Enough brown nosing. My first brew has been in the fermenter for 9 days now & although have a reading of 1.008 it is still bubbling out of air lock.Do i have to wait till absolutely no bubbles are ...