Jim's Beer Kit

I've also just requested to join the Maidstone Brewers group on Facebook!

I'd like to join in but won't know until nearer the time if I'll be available.

I'm surprised you haven't had a bigger response to such a good idea as there are quite a few local home brewers.

Good luck, I hope this takes off!

I built two of these a couple of years back for a little over £30 each and hardly use them now. After experimenting with liquid yeast, I have now returned to using dried yeast because I find it more convenient. Here's a price break down... Enclosure box £11.65 12v PC fan £2.55 Variable speed control...

http://www.mpbflowmeters.com might be of interest.

Congrats on your competition win & prize!

It must have been a great experience to have your own recipe brewed on a commercial micro scale!
Nice story, well done!

Any idea what pubs this will be available at?

Phew!

I knew I could count on all your knowledge.
Don't know what I would of done without you.

Thank you all!

I'm relatively new to liquid yeast/starters etc and need the advice of someone more experienced. Just removed a 1 litre WLP051 starter from the stir plate and I'm not sure if the yeast looks quite right to me. Instead of a creamy consistency settling on the bottom of the flask, it looks more granula...

Hi Andy, get yourself a cheep second hand fridge! They're already insulated and it'll give you the option to cool when needed in the warmer months.

Mine is a similar design to yours, fitted to an Igloo Ice Cube only with slightly less distance between copper pipe and coolbox wall and I don't suffer any noticeable channeling. Run off can be a little slow at times but this is a common problem with copper manifolds. I've part soldered mine enough ...

Hopback?

Very nice colour in the sample jar and loving the levitating orange sieve!

From my limited knowledge, I'd say you'd obviously have to cultivate a few times to step up from these 10ml or 30ml vials to get a decent sized starter. Wouldn't it be easier to buy a small table top fridge to store your bottles in? (if you have the space). I store my splits in 300ml amber screw cap...

Quite a busy day running two brews side by side so not as many photos as I wanted. Prince of Darkness. All went well but had to dilute back a little to hit desired OG and quantity. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/kapscarpgallery/Brewing/P1030331.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/kaps...

A sink and drainage would be most useful! It's a pain to keep going back to the kitchen!

Double brew day tomorrow. 10 litre stout on the mini kit and a 25 litre bitter. Prince of Darkness Stout Pale Malt 1436 grams 80% Flaked Barley 89 grams 5.0% Amber Malt 72 grams 4.0% Roasted Barley 54 grams 3.0% Carafa Special III 54 grams 3.0% Chocolate Malt, Pale 54 grams 3.0% Sugar, Molasses Dark...