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Believe it or not, I took someone`s advice here and used the gladwrap method on my 15l. fermenter. Yes it`s brilliant, and no problems at all.
Pity it won`t fit over my other fermenters, they`re the pail type with snap on lids. The gladwrap bit is great to see the progress of your primary happening.

James L wrote:
I've had many a sleepless night thinking about all the things that i could be doing wrong with brewing...

haha, ditto that

You can buy extra wide glad wrap from coles, next to the normal stuff

It will do the job.

I`ve only looked in Woolies for it and couldn`t find any.
Ta.

bloody thing is still just way too slow!!!!! I am moving house in 12 days!!!! FARRRRRRRRRRRRRK no bubbles, OK there is a leak... but Krausen not getting any thicker and SG dropping about 0.002 a week! after 10 days already, it started at 1036 now is bloody 1028,

next challenge: how on earth am i going to take it to my new house?

rack it the day before regardless of the SG? and just leaving the lid on sealing the airtrap hole with blue tack or something... ensuring there is a minor leak to release pressure?

That way if it splashs in the car, it splashes around CO2 and not air, so it does not oxidise?

thoughts?

can i pitch a second S23 at this late stage? and add it? or even better:

what about a pitching a 34/70 and add it to the brew ( mixing the 23 and the 70 ) bwahahaha, I never liked that s23 anyway..... would that fark it up? or make it even drier... bwahahaha

what are the odds of ruining it by stirring it?

yes, I might sound pathetic... but I need help!!!

Lol, I put my larger on last night, sitting at a steady 12c and no action yet. I also used a dry enzyme. Glad I saw this thread or I'd be panicking too

I'm betting it will take a good 48 hours to get moving.

So, Cervecero, are you enjoying your brewing experience???

wow.

(I think he may be hopped up on goofballs)

Cervecero wrote:rack it the day before regardless of the SG?

ok, seriously - rack it now.
It might get it going again.

And Dont worry about it splashing.
Oxidisation is the least of your worries.
It farked anyway, right?

Stupid Enginnering degree I have , I might as well have lived under a rock for the last 10 years, I have learned nothing!! IMHO we engineers go to uni to grab some common sense yet some of us ( me) never get it!!!

............... I have theorized sensesly about the lack of bubbles.....only to discover that blue tack is quite bloody good to fix leaks on air grommets .....

Fark...fark, fark.......

still the stupid stupid stupid beer ,it is as slow as Lao's economy... regardless of fixing t leak.....

moving next week!!!! grrrrrrrrrrr wife will kill me if it spills in the car......


so.....

yes I am enjoying my homebrewing.. is humbling.... grrrrrrrrrrrr

You need to read Papazian!!
Relax, have a homebrew.

It'll be right, either bottle the day before or rack on drive VERY slowly.

Yup sure enough mine kicked off after 48 hours and is now going quite steadily.

The Carbonator steps up onto his soapbox

Cervecero wrote:Stupid Enginnering degree I have

Engineering might help you design and built equipment, but to brew you are really going to have to learn some patience and calm down.

Ferment slowly using good yeast and low temps, and all will be good.
The longer you give it, the better the beer will taste.
Simple.

Forget about how many hours its been, or if your frickin airlock isn't bubbling!!!!
Throw away your clock and your bloody airlock, and listen to the answers you have received here.

If brewing was easy, it would get boring very quickly.
Be happy it takes time to learn...

/me stands to attention and salutes.

Agree with Carbonator. My last 3 brews have not seen one bubble appear through the airlock - the Krausen has been minimal and I have made them up, pitched the yeast and let it sit for 2-3 weeks... Result? The nicest beers ever - clear, well balanced and fresh. I am pretty sure my fermenter lets out air - but thats OK, I sanitise and store in a clean, dark area, if you do that it is highly unlikley that you will get anything invading your brew.

If you do the basics well, and take your time it'll be fine. The only thing you should go off is the gravity reading (1038 -> 1034 is too small...) and what it tastes like at the end.

Brewing, Golf, Sex - if you slow down and take it easy it will reward you in the end

.....nicely put, Carbonator.