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by dstock13
Friday Apr 26, 2013 1:11 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Did I just make a light beer?
Replies: 15
Views: 25243

Re: Did I just make a light beer?

Thanks for all the replies, now just waiting until I can start tasting :) . I can see how this would be addictive in that you need to make enough beer as to not be constantly drinking your supplies before they have aged enough :roll: . Think I might start on another batch asap

Cheers deryck
by dstock13
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013 5:05 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Did I just make a light beer?
Replies: 15
Views: 25243

Re: Did I just make a light beer?

Ok I ended up ringing brewcraft where I purchased the cascade premium kit and the bloke I spoke to said the FG would be about 1012 -1014 because of the converter that is used in the kit, I said yep thats what I've got three days in a row now so we agreed it was ready to start bottling which I did ...
by dstock13
Saturday Apr 20, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Did I just make a light beer?
Replies: 15
Views: 25243

Re: Did I just make a light beer?

Ok a few days have passed and all has gone quiet in the tank again, hydrometer is now reading 1014 and has done two days in arow , before that a couple of days @1016 :? Gave it another gentle stir with nothing happining. With temp calibration taken into consideration the OG was probably around 1038 ...
by dstock13
Thursday Apr 18, 2013 10:47 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Did I just make a light beer?
Replies: 15
Views: 25243

Re: Did I just make a light beer?

Gave it gentle stir/swirl and it seems to have done something, the airlock is again making noises so i assume the yeast has been given the kick in the a#*e it needed :twisted: .I'll keep on eye on the SG and hopefully it will drop to 1005 -1008 over the next few days

Thanks again, Loving this ...
by dstock13
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Did I just make a light beer?
Replies: 15
Views: 25243

Re: Did I just make a light beer?

Thanks for the replies , I found the ingrediants
1.5 kg Black rock east india pale ale
#76 Pale ale kit converter
Danstar Nottingham Yeast
the kit came with granules of hops which I simmered in a pot for twenty minutes then strained before adding to the wort

This went into a 23 litre container with ...
by dstock13
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Did I just make a light beer?
Replies: 15
Views: 25243

Did I just make a light beer?

Hi Everyone,

I am onto my second batch after a not bad start on the first, for the second one I got a premium kit from brewcraft in oakleigh sth ( cascade pale ale). Anyway my Og was about 1034 and after 8 days its now reading 1016 (2 days in row), I'm thinking another day or two and I'm ready for ...