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May crack open a bottle soon to see how the carbing is coming along. I picked up and squeezed one of the bottles yesterday, and it isn't rock hard, at least not yet. Sitting at about 21° C now, and might move them into the cellar after a week in room temp. Cellar has around 8° C now. (No room in...

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Noted. The instructions did say 5oz though. Pic attached. I also used PET bottles which I always squeeze all the air out of after filling them. Haven't had bombs yet, so I'm crossing my fingers for this batch as well.

Got this bottled today. FG was 997, and the airlock had evened out. The top of the cider was all cleared from foam and the cider itself was relatively clear already. I added the back additive of flavor and batch primed with 5 ounces of dextrose boiled in some water. It's all sitting dark in room...

Wow! That looks the goods! I'm raising a glass of home brew to you now (Imperial double Australian pale ale). Good job! Cheers and 17!

Cider update: I grabbed the FV and twisted it a little, not rocking it, but twisting, and today the airlock shows increased activity. I'm guessing the temp was a little low when I pitched. I'll come back with another update over the weekend.

Thanks for the input, mate! Yeah, I will leave it for a while now and settle for kegging the pilsner on the weekend. Cheers!

Thanks for the quick reply guys! I sanitized another hydrometer I got, which is bigger and has both Plato and SG and stuck it right into the fermenter. Still 1046. I guess it could be lots of CO2 in it still. I'll just leave it be for now and measure next week. Worst case I'll repitch.

Hi, guys! I finally got my first brew of cider going. I've done 5 batches of beer so far, and I did an On The Rocks Apple Cider kit on Sunday. Had an OG of 1044. I rehydrated the yeast and gave it a little White Labs yeast nutrient before pitching. There was a hickup along the way, which was...

Gosh.. i probably should have just said that my brain is having the runs today, so please disregard any posted keystroke from my username. The comment above was meant for a different forum (whisky), and in this thread I meant to urge the OP to get the mandatory hefe boot if he goes to...

I may be nit-picking here, but I think you have the wrong year...

Welcome, ironcity910! Good going with the kits! I love my kit brews too, and I'm looking into involving some grains too soon. Keep up the brewing and enjoy the hobby! 17!

Cheers, tnichols00! Welcome from a fellow noob. I just followed kit instructions the first time and it gave me a result that made me happy enough to keep on going. Remember to sanitize and you will be all set for now. I still do kits with a twist, and they all have been good so far. Keep it...

Yeah.... I'm not drunk enough to even get the gist of that. Don't be shy to try again in English. ;) Might be OK then. I have a few in the states I would like to send some to eventually. We'll keep in touch, as I have 3 other shipments planned at the moment. Cheers! Thank you for the...

That's really good to hear. You see, I've been told that shipping home brew to the US is a risky game. Some even say it is straight up illegal to ship alcohol to you. Would it be as easy as declaring the contents as a gift of home brew beer? I'm asking because it's not exactly cheap to make an...

Welcome, brewer Neckbeard, from a fellow freshly registered, fairly rookie brewer. Cheers!

Welcome HumbertoMusa! I joined today as well. Good luck with your first batch! Chances are you'll be blown away by the result! Cheers / 17!

Thank you, Rockin M! BrewTech: Very cool, manl! I will try to keep you in mind when I decide to prepare a shipment to the US. I plan on making another batch of Viking Ale eventually, maybe all grain this time. I do have a lot of other brews planned first, but it's awesome to have someone...

Hello brewers and brewerines! I'm a 4-batches beginner kit extract brewer from Norway. Thought I'd check this place out and pick up a thing or two from the knowledgeable people that seem to frequent these forums. Cheers / 17! :mug: