Jim's Beer Kit

Could be wrong here, but I thought the acids reacted with the 'alkalinity' to give off CO2 and produce a residual increase in the sulphate and chloride ions in the liquor.

In other words; the acids are all 'used up' and don't make it through to the beer in their original form.

Guy

PeeBee wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:53 pm

As for drinking more beer: These tablets say I should avoid alcohol. What the hell, ay …

That probably means 'avoid' as in 'don't trip over it'.

Guy

Goodness-have you ever thought about getting counselling, PeeBee? Or just drinking more beer to fill your time!

Guy

On the dry side? Not surprising as it finished at 1.000! Good to know it's enjoyable, though.

Bring on the sunshine.

Guy

Let's be absolutely clear here, MoonshinerRick. Did you mix the grains with water at about 66°C for an hour or so (it's called mashing), then run off the liquid, rinsing it through with hot water, then boil the liquid which came off the grains? Or did you boil the grains and do nothing else to them?...

Just have to ask. You have checked the hydrometer is reading properly, haven't you? ie 1.000 in water. Apologies if you've already done this.

Guy

The Epworth Brewer wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:04 pm

All three of those are only available with pin valves. I use S30 and that's where the shortage is.

Here you go. Is this what you're after?


There are also some others out there. Just Google S30.

Guy

That looks really good! Is there any way you can now cool it down? 'Fridge temperature is good, but anything below about 15°C will help. If you can cool it the yeast will settle on the bottom of the flask in a very obvious layer. When you're ready to pitch it, tip off almost all the liquid above the...

Hi MR. Can you please tell us what it was you boiled for the 70 minutes?

Guy

Should be fine. This happens sometimes, depending on the yeast. I did a WLP 007 starter a couple of weeks ago. Looked just like you described. Took off like a rocket when I pitched it!

Guy

I can see it's going to be a learning curve but as King Kegs are almost as hard to source as rocking horse poo atm I'll have to crack it. Thanks for your reply joe1002. Really? Here's one, and here's another one , and another!! No doubt lots of others around. You'll have to decide if you want the S...

I always wondered how anyone manages to pour a beer properly with a tap connected direct to the keg like that unless they’re serving low carbonation beer? It’s possible with a fowl control tap throttled right back. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Absolutely true. If you get chickens in your ta...

It says it takes 4kW. Large enough for most elements.

Guy

This how I use my Maxi 110 to cool the FV. Like Digby I have the Brewtech controller. The maxi stays on all the time so there's ice cold water instantly available to go round the coil in the FV as soon as the controller turns the pump on.

Guy

What do you have in the way of brewing gear?

Guy