Jim's Beer Kit

Welcome Spenner!

There's no shame to brew from kits - we all started that way, and for some it's the best compromise between quality and convenience. There is definitely a thread (probably several) on turbo cider somewhere on the forum - a search should bring it up.

Welcome John.

Welcome Fred!

Welcome Geoff.

Happy to have you with us on the journey.

Welcome back!

Welcome back!

Welcome Phoenix!

Looking forward to your questions/contributions.

Welcome to the forum shackbleep!

Good luck with your first kit and feel free to ask questions!

There's something very wrong there. For some reason, you haven't had any fermentation. Possibilities: 1. Yeast was dead on arrival in the wort 2. Brew has been at too low a temperature (18 - 22C is needed for most yeasts). Depending on the conditions it's been stored in it may have gone off by now (...

Welcome Finn!

You have great taste in beer imo!

One pot is the same principle as brew in the bag, but much better. The bag is a stainless steel grain tube which can be lifted out and rested on top of the pot for sparging, the pot has a built in element for heating and a circulating pump, and the whole thing has its own sequence controller built i...

Welcome to JBK!

Unless you love building DIY equipment, keep it simple. An old (working) fridge, tubular heater and a temperature controller are the best bet for a temperature controlled fermenting chamber.

Welcome back Graham!

Have you thought about a one pot system? They take up far less room than traditional brewing and the beer's the same.

I would say you should raise the temperature once initial vigorous fermentation is dying down.

The idea is to get the initial stages of fermentation done at the lower temperature (to reduce excessive 'fruity' flavours) and to raise temperature to ensure fermentation gets fully completed.