Jim's Beer Kit

Ditch's Top Tip, # 57! That f**king worked well! :shock: I was in the Chat Room today, moaning to Deadfall how I had three FV's to clean. And how ~ sick and f**king tired of trying to nail brush the cack out of the inner rims ~ I was going to try soaking them, overnight. I put them in a sink of plai...

WalesAles wrote:Ditch,
You are now being called a `Home Brew Hipster`!

F**k you, Wales! Get in that f**kin chat room! Every bast@rd's wondering where ye've got to!

Mentioned ye tonight, again.

I don't think I have the temperament for wrapping sh!t round my FV's, mate. They tend to get a bit messy themselves, see? I couldn't be doing with trying to clean off 'jackets' every week.

For now, I'll just carry on dumping the heaters in the FV's. Worked so far .....

That's bloody incredible, mate! As I say; I've tried the trug method and it doesn't do anything to the temperature inside the FV. Probably just that my veritable cave gets a lot cooler than a normal, modern house?

Anyway getting back on topic, I've always used the cupboard under my stairs to ferment with the FV sitting in a plastic box with water in the bottom and an aquarium heater to maintain consistent temp. Has always worked fine for me. I'd be interested in exchanging notes on this. Personally, I plonk ...

Jodi; I gave up bothering with gas years ago. I now, more often than not suck it from the bucket.

Guess it's all down to ye preferences.

I've certainly never been called a " Home Brew Hipster "

Yeah; Aquael is set at 24. Fluval's on 23. Interestingly, the Aqua does brain up a few hours ahead of the Fluval. As said though; I suspect the beer isn't actually attaining quite those temperatures. Bear in mind that I'm doing it on a concrete floor in an unheated room. On a par with a garage then.

Ozzy; I don't honestly know, mate :| I'll have a look at them, presently. Thing is; I'm seeing a disparity between them and the actual temperature readings a thermometer in the FV gives. And I know my thermometers are fine, because I have two of them. They read lower than what ever the heater dials ...

clockmender wrote:Gravity is now around 1020, tastes quite nice, thick and sweetish but its very cloudy. Any suggestions as to where to go with this one next?

Give it another week, then down ye neck?

Ditch's Top Tip For Today ..... Fish Tank Heater Cleaning ..... Ditch's Top Tip # 42 ..... Why f**king bother?! :shock: I put two kits in today. Bucket I was about to get amongst still had the heater in it. Switched on. Beer tasted fine. And there I am, another bucket of wort, needing a FTH. Option...

Hang on ..... WTF has this got to do with beer kits???

Google 'Sloe Gin Recipes' ?

I just found a 11L pot on the bay for 12quid delivered item number 160901418854 , this would be the ideal start for partial mashing and really is not that expensive. Cheap pots terrify me. I'd be carrying a sh!t load of boiling water around my Dogs. Handle drops off ....? And, in my considerable ex...

Bit mortified to see ye saying ~ elsewhere ~ that we'd need a 10 Litre pot with a tap, though! F**k That!!! I'd be looking at €50 + And I can't even guarantee I could establish the temp's required.

This is what's holding me back

bigtoe wrote: Think I will start a new thread about this...so we do not derail this one

This could almost do with its own f**king Board!!!

Coopers Dark is forming a life of its own here!