Jim's Beer Kit

I'm pretty much decided now that I'm going to rebrew this recipe exactly the same, as soon as this one's ready to keg. I'm willing to accept I must have made a mistake somewhere and the blip is down to that. Next time round I will take more care throughout the process, complacency may have been my d...

Thanks for the replies, I am going to laugh this one off as a blip as I'm usually consistent, I really don't want to explore water chemistry as I've been happy with my beers to date, improving along the way, maybe this may change in the future but for now I'll keep things simple The 1040 was the sta...

Thanks for the replies, I will add more detail to answer the questions posed. I Brew Biab and have only usd the Biabacus spreadsheet for all of my brews, this was #49 so I trust the spreadsheet is dialed in to my equipment/process as I normally hit my numbers within acceptable variance I don't perfo...

Hi Brewed today he GW Guinness Export clone from his brew Classic European Beers At Home book 70,20,10 to a target OG of 1048 - well I'm so far off I'm flummoxed as hydrometer is currently 1040 I normally hit my numbers without trouble so I wondered if this recipe caused anyone else issues - does th...

thanks Guy, Im erring towards leaving them out now - I will have a go next time I dust off the PB's (probs at xmas) - I don't want people moaning about cloudy/hazy beer at the party

Folks, About to keg a brew which will be drank at a upcoming family party - thought I might dry hop in a bag some pellets but now undecided - Ive not done this before only used leaf Will they break down considerably and leave the bag and make the beer cloudy - I will have to drive the barrel to the ...

If you look in Asian supermarkets you can get Jaggery which is made from cane sugar - Looks like Sainsburys sell it too, 500g for £1.20 : https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/natco-jaggery-goor-500g?langId=44&storeId=10151&krypto=hPP3FhN69mNUbmttYvcaV210mW0P5I53q2CjMyn...