Jim's Beer Kit

I want to brew something extra special to be ready for Xmas so was thinking a Russian imperial stout and I thought I'd go down the partigyle route. I've tried searching for information, tips, recipes etc but I seem more confused than before I started. Does anyone here have any experience with this,...

Do it!

I'm recently did a 15l batch of IPA that had around 200g of Cascade and Summit. One of the best beers I've done to date. Providing you keep an eye on the IBUs, I don't think you can overdo the hopping in an American pale/IPA. What's the ABV of your beer?

Here's a robust porter I did a couple of months back. One of the best beers I've done to date. Fantastic combination of caramel and roasted flavours. It's based on Jamil Zainasheff's recipe. It's a partial mash, just convert the DME to base malt. Category: Robust Porter Recipe Type: Partial Mash Bat...

It certainly was, well spotted mate!

cellone wrote:Once saw a BIAB kicked wittless buy a group of AGers. Not a pretty sight.

I'd avoid US-05 if you have no patience with non-flocculant yeasts. I've done a couple of brews with them and they've taken an age to settle. A bit dusty too IMHO. It's not too bad, but it does take a bit more patience. I find that after the fermentation has finished, a gentle rock of the fermenter...

400 gms Vienna malt, 200 gms low colour crystal, topped with pilsner to og of 1.044. How much exactly depends on your brewhouse and brew length. In my case it's 3kgms for 19 ltrs or 3.2kgms for 21 litres. It's not a "lager thing", I just live in Poland and pilsner malt is cheapest here, pale is mos...

Going to brew a Cooper's Irish stout soon and wanted to know how I can get a really creamy head - Guinness style - from a bottle. Now, I know I won't get the real thing but as close as I can, more cream than bubble anyway. How do I go about it best? Would the addition of malt extract make a differe...

I brew blondes as follows, 200 gms caramalt or any blond type crystal, 400 gms Vienna malt and pilsner malt to og of 1.044. I guess if using mo you can skip Vienna. Mash as usual. Wheat - optional, my beers have good head retention and nice lacing without any wheat. Just to confirm, you'd use all p...

jmc wrote:I've tried Liberty hops in a blonde ale and that's very accessible for non-ale drinkers.

Another hop to add to the "to-do" list!

Thanks dude.

Great, thanks for the suggestions chaps.

I did consider the Kolsch yeast but my supplier doesn't have any in stock.

critch wrote:thats hitting summerwine brewery hop usage!!!

if you scaled it up to my brewlength you be using around 36kg of hops

The brewery accountant would have a few words to say about that!!

I am going to make one from one of these http://www.colchesterhomebrew.co.uk/colchesterhomebrewshop/prod_1069655-60-ltr-Brewing-Bin-and-lid.html Looks good. One element or two? Did you have any thoughts about going stainless for the boiler? I've been debating this for months now and I still haven't...

pumblechook wrote:I've been able to get by for so long with just using a different coloured cap for each different beer

This is what I do...

pumblechook wrote:but I'm running out of different colours now

It never lasts that long in my house!!

Brewed on 1st Jan. Tight git that I am these days, I was determined to re-use the yeast slurry from my first BIAB effort, Fool’s Gold Special Bitter. This recipe is based on a clone recipe I found for the wonderful Goose Island Honkers Ale. So how does this recipe differ from my last special bitter?...