Jim's Beer Kit

Welcome StoutSteve!

Looking forward to seeing your tasting notes for that brew!

Welcome to JBK.

Welcome Kieren.

Welcome!

Welcome!

Kev888 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:00 pm

I'm embarrassed to say that many years ago I would rather blindly just add spoons of gypsum to both mash and boil........

Same here. That was the received wisdom until the internet came along.

I don't know, but have you read the notes Graham wrote to go with the calculator? https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/watertreatnotes.html#Note5 Extract: Beer Types. The drop-down list also gives a few typical water compositions for various types of beer, the parameters for which will be automatically loa...

thepatchworkdoll wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:50 pm

Hi All
I can vouch for Eric's beers having sampled quite a few andd have to say Ive never had any chalky beers. In fact Eric brews exceptional beers in my opinion and has a wealth of knowledge covering every aspect of brewing.
Regards
Patch

Ditto.

Hi Paul, good luck with getting everyone to send you free beer. I must try that sometime.

I'm moving this to the videos forum as it doesn't really belong here though.

Kevwaller wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:19 am

Chemsan is the alternative half price at mm this weekend


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Looks OK. In stock at the MM as well - https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product ... ser-500ml/ . Panic over.

If true, that's a real shame. It's good stuff.

What's the alternative they're recommending?

Thanks for the responses. Have decided to sack this idea off, bin all the stuff and look out for a cheap second hand boiler. I reckon that's probably the best idea. I used a Electrim plastic boiler for years, but I never felt as if it was really safe when it was boiling. Stainless steel is so much ...

As said above, very important electrical connections are well protected in brewing gear - there tends to be a lot of liquid splashing about.

Those hops look gorgeous.

Perfect brewdays are rare, but they do happen (I'm told).

I seem to recall David Line described a method involving a hair dryer and a tea chest. Apparently it didn't work too well though.