Jim's Beer Kit

Wow, congratulations! Thank you for such thorough notes and I'd love to see photos, and your impressions on how it all turns out.

Warning, fond reminiscences ahead. I started with extract back in the early '90's, when my wife bought me an IPA kit for Christmas. I was utterly smitten from the very start. The aroma of the boil, malt and hops, watching the fermentation and finally waiting out the first bottle-conditioned pints to...

19 liters (5 gallons, I'm in the States).

Nice! Looking forward to your tasting notes. Never used Progress yet, but you remind me now as I have read the description on Hopslist but have forgotten. Thanks for the nod.

Just to put a pin in the thread in case anyone is following, Mason and Cariss in particular has been great to work with throughout - they're sending out a newer style swan neck that doesn't require the plastic sleeve at all, which I think solves the issue. Thanks for the help Trefoyl. I wouldn't hes...

Bingo. Thanks trefoyl. It was likely defective and finally cracked completely. It looks like I can't post an image here yet, possibly due to low post count. But you nailed it. Per my earlier comment, the faucet is too small for a 1/2" ID hose, so it appears the sleeve is a necessity. I've contacted ...

Hello all, I recently acquired a Mason Aston, shipped to me in the States. It performed perfectly for awhile, but then with the last session it started leaking badly. I partially disassembled it to find the leak has nothing to do with the cylinder, but rather the small section of braided hose connec...