Jim's Beer Kit

These consist of 3.5kg premium grade liquid malt extract plus pellet hops plus mashing grains plus dried yeast. A minimum of equipment is required, eg: no boiler. Mashing of the supplied grains is done on the stove, (short addition of heat). Approx 3 hours is needed to make. I have tried two version...

For fermentation, I have a commercial under-counter fridge with fan-assisted cooling. It has a maximum temperature of 18C. (No timer required). Such fridges are difficult to obtain these days, and well beyond the reach of most home brewers, (£500+). For fermentation purposes, a fan-assisted fridge i...

There is an alternative for storing 5 gallon plastic casks with your finished beer for dispense at the correct (13 deg C) temperature. Cheaper than a temperature controller, (inkbird etc), is to plug your fridge into a Mechanical Plug-In Timer (available Maplin £5). You will need to experiment as to...

Sorry, misread your post.

I normally ferment at 20-21C, and I think it likely that this recipe was at this temp, as it was pre-heatwave.

Final mash temp 66C (75 min mash).

For those who like the taste of English hops, this produces a flavoursome beer with no hint of grapefruit! I'm tasting at 26 days in plastic cask. Dispense using its own generated CO2. "Oranges and lemons, with herbal, almost minty taste." Recipe for 20 litres: 3250g Pale Malt 105g Dark Crystal 105g...

Hobsons Best Bitter uses Progress hops. The Cyclops description for this beer is: See: Auburn Smell: Hops Taste: Rich, Bitter Recipe according to The Real Ale Almanac Roger Protz (1997): Maris Otter Pale Malt 92% Crystal Malt 8% Challenger for bitterness Progress for aroma (and dry-hopping) O.G 1038...