Jim's Beer Kit

Welcome Pete. :) It's great you're enthusiastic about brewing (as we all are on here!). My take on going commercial is that it's not producing great beer that makes for commercial success (though obviously that helps), but being good at the marketing and business management side, which are the very ...

Welcome (back) to the forum.

Nottingham is usually pretty good and though you might have damaged a few cells it should still be OK. Fermentation time depends on the temperature and also your OG was fairly high, so give it a chance - it can take a couple of weeks depending on the conditions. I would check the gravity again in a ...

Welcome Dave.

You won't regret going all grain - you can make some great beers that way. Where are you getting your gear from (or have you not decided yet)?

Welcome!

Yes, it's easy to let the amount of gear you have proliferate wildly once you get into brewing!

Disclaimer: I've never done biab. (But that isn't going to stop me having a go at this question. :) ) Not sure what you mean by dunk sparge but if you mean dunking the bag of grain in water in a different vessel, then adding the resulting weaker wort, that might get you better utilisation (i.e. remo...

Thanks for posting. It'll be interesting to hear how the combination of yeast affects the final brew.

Better late than never Mike! Welcome!

I think I've boiled hops in plain water a long while back, but I don't remember getting orangey brown colours.

Some hops do have brown bits on the leaves though (maybe if they're a bit old??), so it doesn't surprise me.

If that's what you want to do, you might be better off buying a polypin. They're basically just like a massive wine box. Here's an example - https://www.home-brew-hopshop.co.uk/cubitainer-polypin-dispensing-storage-boxes/1057-cubitainer-polypin-box-barrel-alternative-20-litre.html Big advantage is y...

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I haven't tried it, but I think you'll still get fizzy wine if it's left with pressure on it between uses.

Welcome TB!

There's a North East one which has a few members that post here. See viewtopic.php?f=21&t=81631

If you're in Darlo it might be a bit far to come though.

Sounds like something JJ Berry might have come up with! lol