Jim's Beer Kit

Howdy winos! I'm completely new to wine brewing. I have two kits on the go then yesterday, (as advised on here) I bought 2 jars of jam, 1L of pure grape juice and a tin of blackberries. I boiled the lot up and mashed it up at the same time. I then added a cup of strongish tea (for tannin) and lemon ...

Love it. Have to do a cider soon. will it be clear when ready to drink? Also, will the bottles be carbonated?

Cheers

I don't use a hop strainer. I use these bad boys and, yes, they are reusable.

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Work a treat!

Looks the part... well done!

Cracking pics! You said, 'I shall have to search for muslin bags '

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These should do a good job with grain too. Highly recommended.

... then show us some pics!

How much grain do you reckon it would hold?

Love the idea of oak.

The honey ale I'm drinking at the min uses just these: Hallertau and Sazz. Amazing beer. Here is my recipe. You could substitute the pale malt for 3kg of extract. Summer Honey Zest Ale 6-B Blonde Ale Size: 25.0 L Efficiency: 86.0% Attenuation: 80.0% Original Gravity: 1.052 (1.038 - 1.054) Terminal G...

Don't think anyone can say it is or it isn't. The question is... is it worth risking? I wouldn't.

That's what I'm planning to do. Just ensure the tops are sanitized and you'll be OK.

Sore head today

No difference apart from quantity.

I can't really help you with the hop quantities until I know the exact alpha acid percentage. If you give me the percentages I can help you further.

Cheers

Howdy! That should give you a 4.52% beer according to my Beertools program. This percentage is based on a 23L brew. Drinking my finest to date honey beer at the min and really enjoying it. Great flavours. People advised me to add the honey at the last 15 mins and I did the first time when I did an e...

Cheers. I will try this for definite. Did a 6 bottle kit earlier today. Took around 20 mins. Brewing an all grain beer at the min... different story!

People seem to brew in 5 gallon batches be it in England or America. England: 5 gallon = 23L, USA: 5 gallon = 18L.

I brew in 25L batches because that's what my fermenter holds comfortably. Plus, nothing wrong with a few extra pints!