Jim's Beer Kit

Hi all Has anyone tried the above mentioned kits? They're from Spitting Feathers homebrew, I presume they're the retailers own brand? They include oak, elderberries or elderflower depending on which variety of kit it is. Doesn't say how much grape concentrate/compound there is to the kits but it say...

Yep, 3/16" gas line in use here too. I'm using beer line without any problems

Cheers. Tom

Could the issue be more like a tart green apples smell/taste? I've had that a few times when kegging after only one week. Although I don't understand the science myself, I've read that leaving the fermented beer for a second week sitting in the fermenter allows the yeast to "clean things up". The ye...

Enjoy.
Good luck

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Got 2 stem reducers off eBay, £4 delivered :) Both kegs will be at the same pressure thankfully. Used to just split the 3/8 to the two kegs but the line is too rigid for my liking. Changed over to a single feed but reduced to 3/16 and it worked well but I don't want to keep swapping the gas over fro...

Hi all Is there such a thing as a push fit reducer/splitter? I know there's other ways to do it but one of these would be my easiest option. I want to split a standard gas into two but reduced to standard beer line diameter for flexibility. I need to buy a couple of things whichever way I do it. I'v...

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Just found instructions that refer to the extra sachet as a Süsse-Reserve pack. Then found the link below https://www.vigoltd.com/Catalogue/Additives-treatments/Sweet-reserve Looks like it's a sweetening sachet made from pure grape juice. So not the usual muck that the cheap kits give you. Up to you...

I take it you've not heard back from Ritchie products yet?

Cheers. Tom

Aren't the sachets/bags listed on the side of the box? Each different packet usually has its contents listed so might give you an indication? I wouldn't think it's one of those "flavour" sachets as it's a pretty high end kit you've got. I have heard of wine being sweetened post ferment so maybe that...

What brand is the kit? What do the instructions say about the extra bag?

Cheers. Tom

So far the longest I've had wine in a box is about 9 months without issue. Just make sure you squeeze all the air out of the bag through the tap before you store them. Got my bags and boxes from Jars and Things, not sure how much they are now but I paid £23.30 for 10 delivered. Oh and just in case i...

I regularly make them up to 20 litres, so just under 4.5 gallons. I do it for two reasons, to bump up the body and alcohol a touch but mainly because I pack into 5 litre bag in box things. Works ok for me. A lot of people say that you'll struggle to get a decent red wine from a kit but it depends on...

The juice supplier has changed it's process and says the resultant juice compound is more concentrated yet produces a higher quality finished product. Shouldn't make any difference really as you're still diluting it to 23 litres

Cheers. Tom

Maybe one supplier is happy to offer extras in an attempt to encourage people to buy? I'd have thought that the thickness of the stainless would be the same given that both machines are in the same price bracket? I'm sure whichever one you go for will provide you with many pints of lovely beer 🍻 Che...