On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 09:03:44 +0000, Chris Taylor wrote:
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> Do I have to wait till the SO2 in the air lock evens out before I bottle
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> "Chris Taylor" <au.ten.cten@rolyatc> wrote in message
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>> I have just made my first coopers stout homebrew well it is in the[/color]
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>> coopers say it should take 4-6 days depending on the temp My temp is
>> about 24 dec the airlock is bubbeling very slowly
>> should I bottle now or should I wait till the airlock balances out
>> made brew monday late arvo today is sunday
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>> I love stout but gueenis has a bitter after taste can I do anythign
>> that
>> will help not have this taste
>> ( Note) not that I wil be doing playing around with beer till I have
>> 100% rate with just the can
>>
>> Thanks
>> Chris
>> Australia
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I'm still a newbie myself, but this much I can tell you: If the airlock is
still bubbling, then the yeast is still turning sugars into CO2 and
alcohol. Give the yeast time to finish its work, and you'll have better
beer. A few extra days in the fermenter won't hurt anything, and the
solids will have more time to settle to the bottom.
Avoid stirring up the stuff on the bottom when you siphon your beer into
your bottling bucket - There will always be some yeast sediment in
naturally carbonated bottled beer, but less is better.

Karl S.
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Lord Atticrat, Duke of Solderwicke, Duc'Taep, and Les Isles Du Theatre