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


TIA

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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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Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

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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[/color]

30c???? That's way too warm, try keeping your ales around 21c and your
lagers around 10c, you likely end up with a much better beer.
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> 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
>
>
> TIA
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>
>
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