Home Brew

[Doo]

Evenin all....

As per the subject box, I have taken the plunge into making my own beer

It has a few more days to go, but the farting is more or less stopped! So, should I leave it or should I add some more yeast?

I used a Mr Beer product for my 1st go (amber ale I think) and I didn't add sugar, but a beer enhancer instead.

It was going ok, but we live in the lower Arctic Circle (Highlands of Scotland) so I bought a heat pad and wrapped the vessel with my night gown which kept it around the 20 degree's Celcius mark. I also put it at the top of the stairs between both bedrooms to allow it to take advantage of the ambient temperature.

Any advice ?

Thanks

[Hell Razor5543]

Oh, dear. You have just reminded me of a family story about an attempt at brewing 'something'! My Grandmother KNEW she was making Elderberry wine, my Uncle (about 10 years old) KNEW she was making beer (so he added his secret ingredients, while my Mum (age not revealed) KNEW she was making ginger beer (and, you guessed it, added her secret ingredients). The resultant murky fluid tasted like nothing on Heaven or Earth, so was named 'Purgatory'.

It had an unusual property in that, if you swilled some around in your mouth and then spat it onto the fire, it would go off with an impressive 'whomf'! It became useful in getting rid of guests who had outstayed their welcome; 'Try some homemade wine. Hmm, not sure if it is OK' Swill, spit, WHOMF! 'Is that the time? We have got to go'. However, Siamese cat Scampy didn't like this, so whenever a bottle of Purgatory was produced he would shoot to the top of the curtains and look like a small boy screwing his thumbs into his ears.