Jim's Beer Kit

That stuff says use 3-400g powder and add 4kg sugar. That amount of sugar is to make a 10/11 % apple wine according to the destructions so a couple of kg for cider. This powered stuff... I've read is what they use to make some types of concentrated apple juice. by using powder you should be able to...

Hi, I'm new to cider brewing and fancied giving a TC a whirl. I came across 1kg tubs of Dried apple powder on ebay £15.75 also their website https://www.garffen.co.uk/fruit_powders.htm Has anyone on here used this type of product? I like strong appley ciders (westons vintage) and wondered if this pr...

The lids use a odd thread and are unobtainable.

Cheers Gents,

Your right..there is no shut off valves and I only have use for 2 outputs at the moment.

Where can I get shut off valves?

Folks I've inherited a drinks reg http://www.brandels.co.uk/image/cache/data/Michael%20new/REGODL01S-320x248.jpg Discoverd its sold as a soft drinks reg. The regs were set damn high 60 psi and 40 psi when I got it but it seems to adjust down low ok. Are these perfectly ok to go with corny kegs / bee...

look what this guy is selling and says

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ooooppppps!!!!

That reminds me a have a untried barrel of Xmas pud beer from last year sitting in the shed since last november!

I guess I'll have to go and inspect it

I've had a couple of the cheap plastic jobbies, they both snapped. The last one turned into rubber when heated about 60C. Perhaps they vary in quality...but, I'd rather spend a little more on something that lasts at the moment. Couple of options???????? Long stainless spoon 48cm £5.48 http://www.cat...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAND-MADE-STA ... 20d4731d22


Dig into your mash !!

Hope and grape do a nice stainless paddle http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/detailv1.asp?itemcode=STA20302368 It will last you a life time Aye at £23 plus p&P its one of the best prices I've seen. Still I prefer to pay £10 for some stainless rice paddle or whatever it is from some shop. For 23 qu...

Those cheap plastic beer paddles are cack for mixing AG . They snap and bend when hot.

Does anybody know where to buy a decent stainless or plastic paddle that won't cost the earth?

Thats cool, but also a little freaky.


I'll pop over to your shop next time I'm in K town

Your not going to get a really light lager without controlling the temperature of your Fermentation vessel. Most folks build a brewfridge to brew lager, as true lager needs to be fermented around 14c. But this is too much info if your setting off on this hobby/sport and just want to produce a nice d...

Aye you need to take a Hydrometer reading and ensure it's below around 1012

else.

Wait 10 days and then bottle.

and Only use 1/2 a teaspoon per pint bottle.

I have cold crashed a beer in the brewfridge for a week , and wish to add some Gelatin to quickly sort out some cloudiness.

Will adding Gelatin now to the beer work as well as it would prior to cold crashing?