Jim's Beer Kit

Bit different from what you've been doing, but I like Muntons Yorkshire Bitter, made using DME and swapping out yeast. It ends up being the same cost as a two can kit, but there isn't a two can equivalent. Full bodied easy drinking bitter. Guy in the home brew shop tells me he sells loads of that ki...

Quick Google reveals the following message from the home brew shop about the whole handcrafted range: SORRY MUNTONS ARE DISCONTINUING THIS RANGE, As they say Flagship range has taken over, SORRY nothing to do with us, its out of our hands Seems a shame as the Flagship range is designed for craft ale...

It might be a wise idea to move to the UK Rookie, where we have a plentiful supply

Nice Video Marc I am totally in favour of their campaign and nice footage/interview at the Timothy Taylor brewery. Bitter really should get more love.

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Ps. Can't you just spritz the tap with sanitizer?

On the rare occasions I've taken a hydrometer sample mid fermentation via the tap I have just rinsed it with starsan on bottling day. Never had a problem doing this. Nice method.

Here in the rainsoaked wetlands if sunny Brittany, and possibly all of France for all I know, there seems to be something of a move towards "craft" beers. They sit on supermarket shelves at around €3 for 33cl, which the genuine Trappistes are around €2 and the Mort Subite kriek is €1.45. They are i...

We have local breweries set up in the last 20 years in the wider Newcastle area selling cask ales. But they tend to sell hoppy pale ales, when a long-established regional family brewer would probably make sure they had a bitter available. You do see a traditional brown bitter now bad again, but it i...

Sad state of affairs. The model of regional brewers serving a local market with distinctive beers is still possible, as Harvey's shows. It's just that it does not suit shareholder capitalism. It should be possible for people in West Midlands to buy a pint of Banks Mild on cask if that's what they wa...

Wow, and why on earth would you be in an O'Neil's in the first place, especially when you are in the heart of London and surrounded by Great pubs??

Excellent. Really like Bluebird. Challenger is such a nice but underrated hop.

It seems like the issue is the starsan foaming. I use good old fashioned water in my airlock and never had a problem yes thats correct.I always worry about the airlock liquid being sucked in,but I guess that would only happen during a cold crash or during kegging I've cold crashed beer and if the w...

Interesting. Presumably it tasted a bit different?

Don't think I've ever had a Kolsch.

It seems like the issue is the starsan foaming. I use good old fashioned water in my airlock and never had a problem

The yeast you get with the kit may struggle to ferment 3.6 kg of liquid malt extract and 1 kg of light DME. The packs are already on the small side, plus I'm guessing they will be old now. The fg will be high. I would replace the yeast if you're going to do this.

Nice to see you back