Jim's Beer Kit

Thanks Eric. Unfortunately I didn't keep the test sample. I took the reading when it had turned pink with the first drop after the blue colour and it appeared stable. I'll leave it longer next time to see if it returns to blue.

Cheers

Hi, I've now got a water report from Wallybrew and it gives a figure for alkalinity of 39 CaC03. I took a Salifert test on the same water as I bottled it which gave me a figure of 28 CaC03. I did the 4ml water/4 drop test and the syringe reading was 0.88 which gives the meq/l figure of 0.56 (then x ...

Jim wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:33 pm

If you were using normal beer bottles you'd have to seal the tops somehow to do the same (clingfilm??).

I use THESE or a square of foil if they are all in use.

I always leave my beers in the fermenter for two weeks. I take a reading after about a week (it's usually finished unless it's a monster) and then leave it another week before either cold crashing or bottling (checking gravity is stable first, obviously).

I personally would wait it out, especially considering the high original gravity

If you want more head retention, the obvious choice would be to add some torrified wheat (5% or so)

That's pretty grim!

Enjoyed the comments too (and anyway, North Yorkshire is the largest UK county, not West..... )

Well done!

gaunt_paul wrote:I go to a HB club every month at the brewdog gallowgate bar, last Sunday of the month from 3pm. It's worth a visit, even if you're not keen on brewdog

Ah, that's right, I did hear about the HB club at Brewdog a while back, not my thing though.

Cheers for that, the second link is an interesting read

"Full marks and not a penny for the Chancellor" I must admit, I usually think something similar (with swear words) when I crack open a homebrew! My Dad brewed beer around the time of these videos and probably used very similar ingredients. I only remember him making wine when I was a teenager, but ...

Isle of Harris :D :D :D I guess you won't be popping over just to collect a bottle then? ;-) It's also good to see some more NE Scotland brewers on here. I'm in Aberdeen city. Is there much happening on the homebrew club front in Aberdeen? I was considering getting something going but it's finding ...

RobP wrote:I'm closer than you might think.

Cool, you're welcome to collect one, I'll let you know when it's ready.

Whereabouts are you, out of interest?

Sadfield wrote:We all get a bottle for helping, right?

Of course, you can all have a free bottle*

*collection only from NE Aberdeenshire

Thanks all, Willamette it is!