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>
> ok i've got a normal - plastic home brew kit and am using store bought
> worts...22.5L
>
> have had some success with the killkenny mix (ie using conversion kits and
> hops bags) and red back kit also ....my temps fluctuates a bit as am putting
> it in front of the heater at the moment (in wa) but stays well within limits
> ie 18-30c ...my questions are
>
> is it ok the stir (not opening lid) or shake the fermenter during ferment ?
> (i have found this helps to speed the fermentation)
>
> is it better to not shake the finished brew before bottling or does it not
> matter ? (i presume as the brew will settle in the bottle anyway and the tap
> is at the bottom) ..i'm not filtering the finished brew before bottling[/color]

As long as you're careful not to introduce oxygen into the beer, it
doesn't matter. Rousing the yeast, which is what you're doing, often
helps the fermentation as you've found.

-------->Denny

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