Jim's Beer Kit

Thanks again!

Thanks DaaB

My local Calor centre said "we don't do CO2 anymore"

I'm not sure if I can cope with reading the whole thread: can anyone say what you all decided? Where is the best place to get a big CO2 bottle, where is the best place to get a regulator and what they both cost? Any other advice from established big bottle users?

No, only found it today. But I'm having plenty of sucess with my own recipe: 2kg light spray malt, 200g honey, 200 golden syrup, 500g carahell or carapils malt, 70+30g cascade hops, or variations on that theme.

Well that's put me right off the idea!

There are quite a few bottle conditioned beers in the supermarkets these days. Does anyone use the yeast from these? Which is best? Any tips on how to do it? I tried White Shield, found it a bit slow to start. Perhaps I should have made a proper starter, rather than just pour the dregs from a couple...

QUOTE Hopefully we can eventualy come up with the definative list. ..............................................................Start of List............................................................. My contribution: Make sure the can opener is clean - dishwasher then bleach. I keep a seperate c...

So far, I've tried Saflager, which was very slow to clear and left a bit of a haze, Danstar Windsor, which produced similar results and Muntons Premium Gold. I've found the Muntons to be very reliable and I like the way the yeast packs down at the bottom of the primary bin. Is there any point moving...