Jim's Beer Kit

I used to give it to the chickens. It's surprising how much 4 of them could deal with! Even after mashing it's probably a bit like giving a child a packet of Maltesers. Now i simply chuck it on the compost heap.

Hi All, In the book, Akenfield, by Ronald Blythe, the farmer, ‘John Grout’ gives the following recipe for making beer at harvest time. “You took five or six pails of water in a copper. Then you took one ail of boiling water and one pail of cold water and added them together in a tub big enough to ho...

Actually I think i've worked out what was going wrong. The latest blush is just about ready for bottling and early indications are it's going to be good. I think the difference is I took great care this time to make sure the concentrate was fully mixed into the added water. I suspect if you don't do...

I've made these kits several times and the past - my good lady likes them - and been very happy with the results. However, the last couple of times they've ended up a little sweet. Not having a decent hydrometer at the time I can't tell you a reliable final gravity, ( iknow - not very helpful!) but ...

Well that's possibly overstating the case a little, but I certainly did some damage. I heated the HLT as normal, then lost a few litres by accident. No real probem - I usually heat up 30l but don't need it all. I filled the MT as usual and started mixingg in the goods. Then the lights went out, leav...