Jim's Beer Kit

Pretty sure that price is for the spear and the keg coupler.

Might be worth a 30 min trip out to Reading http://www.berkshirehomebrew.co.uk/ not sure his site is active still, I have three pressure sankey kegs, he can do CO2 as well, my kegs are in fridges ATM with heaters so I can keep at 11 degrees or whatever I want, or if space is tight you can get an und...

Thanks Dave I will give it a try, TBH I am not sure why I am bothering, I aim for 30litres pre boil and this gets me in or around 23 litres in the FV, so I just prepare 18 litres of sparge water and top up after sparging, its less stressfull that way :D efficiency so far has always seen me get a hig...

If you have one i would be interested in seeing it, I cannot get beersmith to tally up the water volumes.

Interesting, I am Android too, when I get back in range all I get is the timer info, maybe next time I will use the Ipad.

If your phone/tablet loses connection during the brew it will not reconnect and resync, its a right pain. The only was I have found is it restart the brew from the beginning and skip to where you were. Why they never did a wifi option I will never know. I leave my phone on the window sill next to th...

Weird I just did mine today after finding the STC controller was out by 1.5 degrees after wondering why my fermentation was not really taking off, harder to get an ale yeast going at 16.5 degrees, so checked my inkbird and it was .4 deg out, as Coffeeuk said, its the CA section. Manual here http://p...

Shouldn't have worried


Tastes lovely

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Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:52 pm

Sihitch2010 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:26 am

Thanks for the replies!
Can't brew inside because of space, BB.
It's an old boot homebrew heater and is not adjustable, IPA. I think it's set at 24 ish.

Too warm for lager and most beers

I think its an ale yeast in that kit.

I get almost the same: Pre-boil = (23 +2.5)/.96 = 26.56(post-boil before shrinkage) + 4.5 = 31.06L Mash volume = 17L Sparge = 31.06 - 17 + (5 x 1.1) = 19.56 Total liquor = 17 + 19.56 = 36.56L We are a liter adrift for some reason, not sure I follow the /.96 bit? I am working on a 50ml evap per minu...

Dave, I have just knocked a spreadsheet up using your numbers, seems correct using your 27 litre and 90 minute boil, can you just check the figures I have got for a 23 litre brew and 70 minute boil. I end up with Pre boil Vol 30.02 litres Mash vol 17 litres (5kg) Sparge Vol 18.52 litres Adding spar...

Dave, I have just knocked a spreadsheet up using your numbers, seems correct using your 27 litre and 90 minute boil, can you just check the figures I have got for a 23 litre brew and 70 minute boil. I end up with Pre boil Vol 30.02 litres Mash vol 17 litres (5kg) Sparge Vol 18.52 litres Adding sparg...

Thanks Dave, that makes a bit more sense, I have a 2nd brew to go on which I bought as a kit already meaasured out so will stick with the 23l and try your water calculation for the boil.

Thanks Dave, very interesting, does that affect the ABV at all if you are using more water? 27litre would suit me as I have 30 litre kegs. Very much a beginner at all grain and the GF. You might need to run this past me again, how do I know my Mash Volume? Pre-boil vol - Mash vol + (grain weight x 1...

Yes Beersmith, too much of Pilgrims Hope :D I am using the Grainfather app, but it is very early days so i thought I would stick with recommended, so if you get 22l in the FV then that is where I should have been or there abouts had I not cocked up the Sparge volume, but with a 90 min boil lots of b...