Jim's Beer Kit

Oh, I see! 2+2 = 7

Unfortunate, but then you'll probably still hit 4.5% ish. A more sessionable pint if nothing else

Never seen this one before, but you can't argue with £3!

I bought "Brew Classic European Beers at Home" by Graham Wheeler from WOB or somewhere like this, for a bargain price a number of years ago. So many great recipes.

Have you tried any yet?

Nice post! I'm assuming that you have had time to drink it now? I'd say that the higher mash temperature prevented you from achieving your target of 1008, as you'd have unfermentable sugars from this that would keep your FG higher. It will probably give your beer a bit more residual sweetness and bo...

I started brewing from kits, and brewed like this for over 15ys. I then made the move to AG after reading the wonderful Graham Wheeler book "Brew Your Own, British Ale". Building the equipment was great fun (converted coolbox, buying kettle elements and making the boiler, and using up left over copp...

How did it go?

I brewed a Gratzer today, currently chilling off before I pitch the yeast. Probably going to be a late one as its taking an hour per degree

Thanks [emoji846] The green twine is to hold the insulative matting onto the braumeister. I refuse to pay for the proper one! It does the job well enough [emoji16] It was a late one but I have a busy weekend ahead doing some DIY so couldn't allocate time to it any other day. I wanted to get the brew...

So a Belgian Wit brew evening, started 5pm and all finished and cleaned up by 1130pm... A record time for me. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/d5facbf5330cf532137ce9d9317a0b51.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/bfacfa6f46a96c94cbe641b7e125ef73.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com...

That will be interesting to watch. Difficult for many to enter with work schedules I suspect.

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Bad 'Ed wrote:

Brewedout wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:42 am

Every bit of information is always useful [emoji106]

Even if I say I prefer the Spaten?

Although it's possible that it's mostly because of nostalgia (the Spaten tents are easier to get in to...)

Ha ha! Especially so [emoji23]

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f00b4r wrote:
I’ve not brewed either but I prefer the Hacker-Pschorr, if it helps.

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So I'm thinking about brewing an Octoberfest beer from the aforementioned Wheeler / Protz book. Same type of question as before, has anyone brewed these and have an opinion to share? I'm looking at p146 Hacker-Pschorr Octoberfest Marzen or perhaps p150 Spaten Octoberfest Marzen. Many thanks Sent fro...

Is there an advantage to putting the bottle on its side rather than standing it up? Of course, less distance for yeast and other suspended matter to drop for the beer to clear. When bottling, only raise the top enough to avoid the beer emptying when the top is removed, when with care, no sediment w...

Forgot to say... It is cheaper in the long run to buy in bulk with bigger cylinders and a regulator.

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If these are the same as the Hambleton bard s30 cylinders the key reason for them leaking was using them for more than a seconds blast. The CO2 freezes the pin open. Have a mug of warm water to put the valve into fixes this issue.

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