Jim's Beer Kit

I've been having problems sending emails from the JBK email address for a few days, so if you've requested the 'password of the day' for any reason there's likely to be a delay.

So apologies for that, and we're trying to find out what the problem is and fix it.

Welcome back! That sounds awesome.

Threads in this section are pruned after a while and I feel like this is worth preserving so I'm going to bung it in the Equipment forum if that's OK.

Mike Walsh wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:32 pm

Does anyone know how I can prevent ropey happening again?

The only answer is a deep clean of all your equipment and the area you brew in.

Thanks for the input. I was able to separate the piston from the handle as described by JonB. So far, I was not able to unscrew the end caps from the barrel. I am planning to try it with a tool used for changing oil filters in motor engines. The end cap on mine was very tight. I think I ended up pu...

Brilliant lateral thinking!

It is weird that there are people out there who couldn't even make a decent homebrew imagining they're good enough make beer commercially.

It wasn't in Norfolk was it? I had a similar experience with some bottles from a tiny microbrewery many years ago.

I tried it several times, but I could never get it dissolve.

I've heard that if you fill a room with spiders, eventually you'll end up with one enormous fat spider.

Capitalism works in a similar way. Then the spider buys it's way into the most powerful government on the planet.

This will be no help whatever to you, but ages ago when I used to brew from kits I made a beer that had a decent head but didn't taste great. A few bottles got left for months without being touched until I ran out and had one in desperation lol. Weirdly, although very well carbonated, none of them p...

I need a lie down after seeing those prices!

Isn't port one of those drinks that improves with time (within reason obviously)? I bet the rich connoisseurs are buying 100 year old bottles for megabucks.

Hey, nice to see you back Mr Ales!

As above, you need more posts to get full privileges (6 I think). It's to stop hit and run advertisers spamming the forum.

I started with kits. Did them for many years before jumping straight to all grain.