Jim's Beer Kit

If it's a bit too cloying or harsh on the night, get in some cheap e.g. Aldi pale ales and pre mix in big jugs e.g. 2:1 to temper it a bit? I used to brew kit homebrew cider, which I always found battery acid sharp/dry. 20% apple juice per pint sorted that out to be a delicious drink. Likewise with ...

There's no need to guess these days, as Fuller's have published pics of their brewbooks - see the start of this thread on HBT and this recipe based on the brewbooks : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/fullers-recipes-for-esb-pride-chiswick-imperials-neipa-from-the-horses-mouth.642756/page-2#post...

Mine is tucked up in the fermenter at a carefully controlled 19.5 to 19.8 degrees C. I'll nudge it up to 22 degrees for the last week in the fermenter.

I'll update the thread with the outcome in a few weeks.

The following is a direct copy from the link i gave above. All credit to SnickASaurusRex in his post, which as I say, has helped me out loads of times. "I just blew through 20 lbs of sugar and a jar of DAP yeast nutrient trying to perfect my caramelized "Candi Syrup" recipe. and this is what I came ...

Only just seen this. As a massive fan of Belgians, I have tried a few white labs Belgian yeasts, and I'm a massive fan of WLP500 (reported the Chimay strain). Ferment cool for neutral yeast profile (17 degrees), or ramp up to 22-24 degrees for some funky clove/babana/ester typical Belgian style flav...

So Jim's Beer Kit forumites, it's only been 11 years and 1 month since I last brewed this, but it's always been on my repeat list. But with the correct yeast! Unfortunately, I didn't have all the ingredients, and with a small toddler on the scene making best laid plans difficult (or any plans for th...

Yeah, not surprised. I did look at my Starsan this weekend whilst kegging up and realised/remembered that like beerstone remover the major ingredient is phosphoric acid. I actually have 4.5 litres of Jenolite rust converter (Phorphoric acid) in the shed. I think I'm going to be tight and give that a...

I've got some in bottles that I can't shift, and over time it can build up reasonably bad in the boiler, depending on water hardness.

As posted in the title. I'm looking to buy 5L of milkstone remover, which should be the same stuff as brewstone remover, just £15 For 5L instead of £15 For 500ml. Does anyone know of any online retailers or agricultural suppliers around Leicester Notts Derby area please? I could do with giving my br...

Thanks Eric. No Asda immediately near, so I'll plan in a close detour as I'll go near one at the weekend.

My local Tesco has not had the shelf space marked up for the cheaper stuff for months. It seems Asda will be the way forward.

For years I've been a big fan of using supermarket basic brand thin bleach for a wide range of basic homebrew sterilizing once items have been cleaned. However, for the past couple of months I've not been able to buy any from Tesco, which is the largest supermarket in my town. The small to middling ...

The goodies arrived today. The Ritchie wide mouth 5 gal wine fermenter and Youngs 5 gal bucket fermenter with push fit lid seem comparable quality from initial inspection to my 20+ year old kit, so hopefully no concerns. I've also stripped the stainless ball valve as I thought I could see a bit of a...

What volume? I ask cos I do think 25l fermentation in best in wide mouth wine fermenters. And do you need a tap at all? Cleaning. Do you JUST use bleach? 22-24L, depending on my guess of how much wort/water is left in the mash tun when I stop adding water. I just let the last bits run out and it's ...

I've had a little bit of infection in my past two or three brews. It hasn't been a massive problem as I've just got them into the corny keg quick and got mates rounds to guzzle them in a week, but I have another brew on now and I'm worried it will return. I've been very clean, and used a lot of blea...

Well, it's £4 for 100g pellets of cascade at the moment, but Bobek (Styrian) and First Gold leaf are also around the £3.50 to £4 mark for 100g. If you have a local micro brewer, they might also sell you a few hundred grams from their bale of cascade for this sort of money/cash/a three or 4 bottles o...