Jim's Beer Kit

The Californian Common / Steam Beer yeast is fantastic.

FWIW, I ground mine, steep them in vodka for 24 hrs to steralise then add to secondary. I get a super chocolate hit. I usually add 100g to 19L.

IPA, It has been a sore lesson.
J444fog, nice idea, but i'd forever be searching the background for that taste. I would never enjoy it.

Ah well! I'll update when I brew it again. May even do my first pictured brew day post for the first time in absolutely years!

I could hook it up to a PID and dial it down a bit perhaps?

Sometimes learning to brew great beer means learning a lesson in what your brew kit can and can't do. I've had the same thing and had to dump am ashtray beer. In my case I had too much flour getting through to the boil, and since that I've been more careful in lautering. I think in your case a 6 ho...

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Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:36 am

Did you use any sugar ? If so did you dissolve before adding it to the boil ? Were the hops whole or pellets and were they contained in either a hop sock or spider ?

Hi IPA. Yep - used sugar and treacle. Di solved and stirred in after 'flameout'.

Hops were pellet and were loose as always.

Sad sad day. Just had a sniff of the beast as the ferment kicked in. Big burnt/ashtray smell coming from it. 10 hrs wasted not to mention the ££. Testing hobby sometimes. Especially when you’ve two young kids. Big brew days are few and far between. Going to let this ferment out to see what FG comes ...

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So... I brewed a mammoth Russian Imperial Stout yesterday. OG came in at 1.110 :shock:. I had to boil for around 6 hrs in order to reach that gravity. Safe to say that lessons have been learnt with regards to overshooting efficiency on big ass beers!! Anyway... After I filled the fermenter, I notice...

Mine is Size: width 42" or 104cm/ Height 32" or 81cm/ Depth (to wall) 27" or 68cm

Holds 6 cornies and a co2 bottle.

Here is the model:

Brewing this again today. Time to get zesting some grapefruits!

Ah - Ok Kev. Thanks for that. I knew it was sensible to post here!

I originally went with aluminium as it was easier to punch holes in. Cheaper too, of course.

Thanks again.

Should be fine

Hey folks, Wasn't sure where to post this topic. I remember we used to have a 'BBQ/Smoking' room. Would have been more suitable in there. Ah well... So... I want to build a portable wok station that I can use in the garden / take camping etc. I want something really powerful to recreate Chinese rest...

I use pellets exclusively and use no filter in my boiler. I just let the wort settle after the chill for around 5 mins then run off into the fermenter. the tap is just above the trub so maybe 90% of the hops get left behind. The other 10% (or around 20g of hops) makes its way into the fermenter but ...