Jim's Beer Kit

Ok cheers

I've got 2 packs of dried yeast exactly 1 year out of date; been kept in the fridge. Has anyone used old yeast before/will it still function correctly? Nottingham by the way. Thnks.

Hi Seymour, sorry to hear this. Me also furloughed for a while. But think positive....can focus on home brewing! I am going for a mild as per recommendations on this forum. Ive figured I have enough wheat malt to do a basic wheat beer as well. Have to use a little sugar to get me to where I need to ...

[quote=PeeBee post_id=849167 time=1586091773 user_id=16274] Golden Syrup is more refined ("processed") than treacle, which is more refined than molasses. Molasses was (is?) used as pig food. Despite that I always used molasses for beer because it had a less intense flavour. That was before I figured...

Anyone know the equivalent amount of black treacle needed to replicate day 200g white sugar? I'm thinking it's probably more or less the same weight but others may have a more empirically accurate answer/methodology to calculate. Cheers.

Thanks guys. That's useful. I do like an Altbier but did one very recently so prefer something different. I quite like the suggestion of Schneider Weisse. Yeast wise I have 2 packs of Notty though both are a year out of date (reckon they should still work ok). And a pack of Bulldog European ale yeas...

1.6kg but another 800g or so in vienna/munich.

Hi, I have not posted on here for a few years but find myself with a bit of time on my hands (can't think why). Anyway I have a load of leftover malts and was trying to think of what I could brew. Any suggestions welcome. By the way is Seymour still on here - he was main man back in 2014 ish when I ...