Jim's Beer Kit

Thanks for the advice all, looks like i'll go ahead and bottle tonight. No idea what the OG was unfortunately, guess i'll just have to sup it and guess and ABV!

Hi All I have had a coopers stout in my fermenter for a couple of weeks and for the last few days its been stuck at around 1.012-1.014 FG. Is this finished? it seems rather high to me compared to previous brews. I added 1.5kg LME and the end of a bag of DME which could be the difference i suppose? A...

I'd quite like to replicate Badger's Fursty Ferret if its possible with the amber malt I have, other supermarket ales I drink regularly are old peculiar, hobgoblin and bass to name just a few! is it relatively easy to fine Clone recipes? I double checked and its actually a 1kg bag of dark spray malt...

So I've managed to acquire two tins of coopers amber malt extract (in-date) and i'd like to turn these into a beer, obviously I need a yeast strain and some hops but having previously only brewed ready made kits I don't know where to start which choosing a good combo to fit what i have, does anyone ...

Thanks for the replies, I managed to get a couple of replacement O rings shipped form Germany and ive given the bottles a good clean out with oxiclean, turns out we had some with the washing power (not anymore). I've heard it can be hard to get a decent seal with these and its worth lubing up the wa...

Replacement seals here: http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Replacement_Grolsch_type_washer.html#.VVsawmK9KSM Oxyclean isnt that hardcore, but it very effective. It costs a quid as well from the pound shop, whiz oxy i use. This one: http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/wizz-oxi-ultra-plus-fa...

Yeah I usually just clean my regular bottles with washing up liquid and sterilise with an iodine based steriliser, however i think i need something more hardcore, is oxyclean like soda crystals? Edit: Another question is if/where it would be possible to get any replacement rubber o-rings for these t...

So I had been looking for some swing top beer bottles for a while, then a good friend of mine turned up at my house with these. http://imgur.com/a/DrZRj A lot more than i was expecting which was good, the question is, how to clean them all as some are well over 10 years old, leave them to soak with ...

Hi Guys, quick question in my haste to buy starsan i seem to have bought five star lo star sanitizer which is basically Iodine, can i use this in the same way as starsan or have i ballsed up?

Ahh boo, there is one reasonable sized dent in the can (bout an 1.5 inch indent) in the side of the can, this gonna mess things up? Also the hops i have are fuggles and challeneger are either of these suited to a larger? and last thing would it be worth getting a lager yeast and fermenting i at a lo...

Hi Guys Quick question, inherited a coopers lager kt from a friend, must be pretty old cause it went out of date this time last year! can i assume if i just change the yeast it should be OK? tins last forever don't they? kinda Also gonna pimp it with a kg of spraymalt, any idea what these larger kit...

Thanks for the headsup on the wine bottle thing, defo wont use those i dont want anyway nasty injuries, i also quite like the name of sissy balldrop has a certain ring to it, gonna bottle this soon when i get my hands on some bottles, gonna rack it and stick some beer finings in first to make it cle...

Well as its a friends 21st birthday coming up i thought id do a nice thing and brew something that will blow his socks off it consisted of 1ltr red grape juice 1ltr pomegranit juice 1ltre pineaplle and passionfruit juice 2 litres of apple juice a few large heaped tablespoons of muscovado sugar a few...

cheers bud, its all bubbling away nicely now

what do the stabalisers actually do apart from well stabalise?

and what would you say the best amout of time to let these kinda kits condition for? is it the usual rule of the longer the better?

Hi all, just a quick couple of questions While i was browsing the brewing section in wilkos today i spotted a youngs definitive cabernet sauvignon wine kit with no instructions reduced from 6.99 to a quid! too much of a bargain to pass up ofc so i bought this and a lil tin of there wine enricher. Ba...