Jim's Beer Kit

Here it is: - 4kg lager malt 250g wheat malt 150g crystal 500g brewing sugar (not the recipe but my conversion went awry) 75g hallertau 1hr 20g goldings at switchoff for 15 mins mash was supposed to be 40c for 15mins then 50 for 30mins and 66 for 1.5hrs i think I was a at about 65, so a little on th...

thanks daab, i do boil the water for 15 mins prior to the brew and use CRS and DLS according to my water levels in south london (very high alkalinity). the flavour isnt there in primary - sips i've taken at that point taste great - the flavours seems to develop over a couple of weeks, I did wonder a...

I've brewed many all-grain recipes (bitter styles), I get good conversion, clear wort, good boil, both breaks are good and good clean fermentation. Beer tastes fantastic when it goes into 2ndory, but then it often gets an aftertaste which is not pleasant, it did disappear after a few weeks cold cond...

I'm brewing the holsten pils recipe from John Lanes book now - my first attempt! - will let you know how it goes. I had some problems with the conversion - was a bit low, may have been the malt which was not the freshest. Anyhow I bulked it up with some brewing sugar. Its brewing outside - 12-18c cu...

Anyone suggest a way ofadding a false bottom to a boiler? At the moment I'm using a basic 30l plastic bin with kettle element and nylon tap. I get good hot and cold breaks, but last week when brewing a batch I just could not get the trub to settle, it just sat at about 2/3 of the volume - beautiful ...