Jim's Beer Kit

Are we all taking bottle swaps again ?
The evening pub crawl and Indian buffet is worth a stay over as well for those who are undecided

Hi Rookie I was planning in something like that ie crushing coffee beans and cold steeping adding at bottling time, how much coffee did you use for your 3 gallon ?

More or less settled on a coffee porter but getting tad lost in the research can anyone suggest the best way to add the coffee (boil or fermenter) and how much of what type ?
Cheers Paul

Evening folks little bit of advice needed, I have a base porter recipe that I'm more or less happy with and I'm currently brewing 55 litre batches (2 x 25 litres and a demijohn tester) I have experimented with vanilla essence to the stage that I am happy enough to do a 25 litre batch of vanilla port...

It's the 2014 festival this coming weekend, myself and Barney will be there Friday 11th and hoping to persuade Greenxpaddy any other members going this year ?
Paul

Folks I have a bumper crop of red grapes this year probably 3 kilo so thought I would have a go at converting them to wine, having read a few books etc I'm getting lost for a simple method to convert them can anyone assist ?
Cheers Paul

Thanks guys for your advice I take the point and after all that I didn't end up brewing the beer intended as the yeast strain I had ready was "Marble" which is better suited in my opinion to pales (ended up with a Riwaka SMASH) but I've started two starters for next brew a Timmy Taylor and WLP 13 fo...

I may be able to get a brew on at the weekend and having had a look at my grain supplies I have an abundance of pale crystal malt, I just don't seem to be using it at all preferring normal crystal. As such I was thinking along the lines of a 50% pale crystal malt grist in the brew, possibly traditio...

The mouse 1 was mine mate aka Mouse hunt I'm afraid some of my bottles have become gushers so apologies if you got one of them
Paul

I can't wait coming with barney and a load of swaps staying over as well
9 beers on the bar wooohooo

It's not viable to store yeast longer than two weeks...so if long term storage is the intent I'd look at creating slants. I have been splitting vials for a while now as per Horden Billy's method but using un fermented wort they have remained viable for up to six months, however when I tried it with...

Rum porter next but two

Hi Folks Im planning to brew Wednesday and really dont know what to brew, I am thinking a 4% ABV ish pale, with Lager malt, Munich Malt and a touch of Wheat malt, What I really want is a smack in the face hop bill using Amarillo, Simcoe and Apollo. I have done single hop brews with each in the past ...

I do this quite a bit I basically pitch the vail into 2 litres of wort left over from a brew let it ferment out then split it into 10 250ml lemonade bottles. Perfect size for a starter. Horden hillbillys video shows you how in detail

I like the idea of this recipe but I'm getting hung up on the hop schedule. Citra will dominate followed by Cascade and the Liberty will be lost so I got to thinking a ratio of 3:2:1 Liberty,Cascade,Citra what do others think ?