Jim's Beer Kit

Careful how you pressure test a barrel mate..... Gas tends to be on the explosive side if it fails.... best use a liquid method as this tends to be less explosive ... read up on hydrostatic testing although this tends to be more for gas cylinders but similar principle

Looking like Norm's gonna be receiving an order come payday....... Thought this homebrew lark was cheaper, LLF!!!

Hi, initially being at 1.012 your fermentation wasn't stuck, it was finished. If it had stopped at 1.020 then you have a problem, but anything below about 1.016 is probably OK for beer. It does depend on the beer, but I wouldn't worry about being only 3 points off target, thats fairly normal. Decis...

I was planning on using pectalose, but the clearness was only for the benefit of others. Personally, I don't mind what it looks like, so I decided against it. The lumps of Apple are going though. It's a drink, not a meal. Cheers for the tip about doing it in a bag though! You could always use a fun...

i tried mine today .... just to sample of course..... i thought about the solids problem too vp..... i filtered mine before bottling, using coffee filters - too fine so reverted to plain white kitchen roll and a very fine sieve.... took absolutely ages but got rid of most of the pulp that way.... no...

to get a really good ipa coopers 1kg Dry malt extract, 500g sugar, 30-40g hop tea will get you somewhere near Jiapur ( only had it once and agrre its fantastic) ...you really will need to add hops to get anywhere near it though...the cooper ipa is bitter enough so for hop tea get hops and stick in ...

Thanks mooj... From that info, instead of buying Corneys off eVil-bay, it might be wiser to buy from candirect instead as refurbs are close to £46 posted from Germany. Would that incur a customs charge at this end I wonder?

Hi all
After advice for a virgin-ish brewer....
Avid lover of Thornbridge's Jiapur IPA and wnating to taste similar at home from my home brew set up...
Would like to know if anyone can suggest a kit that might provide similar results (willing to adapt kit from prescribed)??
Cheers in advance
Froggi

So can anyone tell me?? can you or is this a stupid question that no-one wants to answer?4

Not quite on the same thread but it's Corney related........ Anyone know if you can convert a pin-lock system to a ball-lock system disconnect?

polymoog wrote:Fantastic kev finished at last. first "drive through" brewery ive seen!
When everyones breweries are done whose are we going to look at??

Mmmm an idea in the making.... Drive through brewery!!! Anyone got a few million to see this idea out... Nice one polymoog!!!

Dismayed, disheartened and pi**ed off.... The Dandelion and Burdock experiment appeared to have failed.... back to the drawing board with that one I guess Perry ala VP via Lidl, mmmm not sure at the mo.... have bottled one DJ, added a bit of sugar to create some gas (the OH wont drink "flat" cider.....

Well I gave VP's recipe a go (minus the pears) using Lidl's pear nectar..... The damn things seem to have died and are as murky as hell.... I mean the pulp is in suspension in the DJ's and there's no sign of it settling out.... WTH went wrong I ask myself??? Plenty of sugar added to suppliment the s...

Hi guys... having read this thread from beginning to end, I'm now itching to give it a go being a big cider/perry lover but I was wondering something.... Would using whole fruit (ie fresh pears) be as good, skins n all as there should be natural yeasts on/in the skins itself and still using the pear...