Jim's Beer Kit

I too have noticed the “film” on the sides of the bottles, albeit not all bottles. Maybe there’s some which have a surface which is more susceptible to yeast adhering to the inside? And then there are the bottles returned by friends which not only have they not rinsed -despite being asked to! - but ...

There are numerous yeast calculators out there on the web. One common thing you will find is that they recommend much larger yeast pitches than the dried yeast manufacturers say their products are suitable for (e.g. where the packet may say "up to 25L", the "calculator may suggest 2 or more packets ...

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What are the relative costs? Before I went GF, I did a number of BIAB brews in a £65 tea urn off flea-bay upgraded with a bazooka filter and an improved tap, both from MM. This has been subsequently re-purposed as a sparge water heater. OK, no in-built thermometer, but certainly does the job! It did...

For the 5L minikegs, I'd advise no more than 11g sugar for priming, less if you only want a light/low level of carbonation.

That's interesting. I recall visiting Manchester during my A Level years (checking out UMIST's potential as a place to study) and enjoying the Boddingtons (this would've been about 1982). I've had it in recent years and can't say I like it. I also find that several pints has a similar effect to drin...

At present, you could probably lager in the corner of your garage. Or even outside!

Also, no good if you are planning to bottle condition.

Usual advice is to check gravity 3 days in a row. If you get the same reading each time, you're good to bottle.

If you're using a pressure barrel or a keg, it's less of a concern as you can release excess pressure from those.

drjim wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:33 pm

This brewing is very tiring though.

The point is to then relax with a beer, but not too many which I'm sure as a Dr you know all too well

Good luck. Hope it works out well.

Oh and it was messy. I bottled from the cask, but I was impatient: I pierced the shive, but didn't wait long enough before I tapped it and the result was a shower of beer and yeast out of the shive all over the ceiling, floor, surroundings and me! porter shower.jpg It took me a while to clear up!

I tasted my 1850 porter again at the weekend. It is about 4 months since I casked/bottled it and it certainly has a lusciousness that I attribute to Chevallier, but also a reasonable level of alcohol (5.8% ABV or so), but it also has significant roast malt derived bitterness (almost certainly from t...

PeeBee wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:41 pm

Cobnut wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:25 pm

If you have any of your 1850 Porter left, I'd be very interested to try it. …

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If you have any of your 1850 Porter left, I'd be very interested to try it. Mine was made in Sept/Oct last year (most was put into a "pin" with the remainder bottled - all on October 10th) and I am about to bottle the "pin" as I doubt I can get through 36 pints before it turns nasty. I'd be very hap...

PeeBee wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:01 pm

I want to kick this subject off again! I'll go collect the material (probably to start a new topic rather than hi-jack this one).

That should be fun!