Jim's Beer Kit

I move to a GF from a 3 vessel system at the end of last year and it is certainly time saving. I used to underlet but now just add the grain to the liquor. I know they are pricey but I am glad I made the change.

I never brewed kits, after a few extract brews went into AG, but my Dad brewed Boots kits and the beer was awful.

One thing I have noticed with the Grainfather is my efficiency has gone up.

I recently bought a Grainfather after 40 years of 3V brewing. The main reason being as I'm getting slightly longer in the tooth I am looking for an easier life. I wanted to stop lifting containers of water to shelves etc. Yes I know I could have set up pumps but in the end with the Maltmillers black...

PeeBee wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:11 pm

Dennis King wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:58 pm

… I have been using this system without the chiller for many years. …

Yeap! You don't want to be wasting time with all that "chiller" nonsense: Just move here, to the UK, and all your chilling concerns go away.

I have lived in the UK for last 65 years.

I've been using beer engines and polypins (or cubitainers as they're called here) for years and they work perfectly well for 'cask' ale. If they are primed as you would do for bottled beer then they are just like a real ale would be served in a British pub. I hook up the cubitainer with silicon tub...

I have brewed Graham Wheelers recipe using 002 many years ago and I do remember it coming out very well.

To me GW's calculate is more leaning towards what the English want from their beers where as brun water is aimed at what Americans expect from their beers.

HI. Any chance you could post the recipe please? I'm not sure I can, copyright would prevent this going out on the www. It was from GWs 3rd edition. That said, I know Worcesterhopshop sell all grain kits based on his recipes. Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk When I was a moderator in another for...

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Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:25 pm

Mine arrived today, lots of great looking recipes. I like the look of the schlenkerla smoked beer [emoji16]. But tomorrow will be Worthington White Shield, from GWs 3rd edition.

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I loved making Feinfoel double dragon but I did make a mistake. The first time I brewed it I brewed a 23lt batch but accidentally wrote down the recipe for 25lt and as it turned out so good I brewed it several times.Others I have really like included Worthington white shield, Burton bridge bridge b...

I loved making Feinfoel double dragon but I did make a mistake. The first time I brewed it I brewed a 23lt batch but accidentally wrote down the recipe for 25lt and as it turned out so good I brewed it several times.Others I have really like included Worthington white shield, Burton bridge bridge bi...

I have been using this combination for a number of years. I use 20lt ones and one will last me around 2 weeks. Sometimes the last 2 or 3 pints may be a bit flat but still drinkable, if fact taste wise these are quite often the nicest pints.

For most beers I will give the beer 10 days in the primary, transfer to polypin and leave to condition for a couple of weeks. If I feel it needs priming I will add the priming sugar a week or so before I intend to drink and move somewhere warmer for a couple of days until it starts to expand then ba...

I used Whitelabs WLP002 with good results.