Jim's Beer Kit

Just to confuse you even more.
There is another DME, Diastatic Malt Extract. It's a liquid extract that has the ability to convert starches from grain and other adjuncts to fermentable sugars. It's not as widely available as standard liquid extract though

Cheers Tom

Contacted the manufacturer of VWP and they said it's perfectly safe to use on stainless steel. Quote.... "Yes, VWP can be used on all Stainless Steel and most metals, the only ones to avoid are cheap alloys. No problem with the plumbing bits either. VWP in bulk is used by large commercial breweries ...

PBW/Percarbonate based cleaners work well. Put some in a keg with reasonably warm water (50c), leave to dissolve then push through the beer lines, taps, disconnects etc. Once you’re done rinse with a bit of starsan. That’s all I’ve ever done in 18 months of keezer ownership. I took the taps off aft...

MashBag wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:35 pm

You can normally get it in 5l drums.. About £6.

Get a caustic one.

I'll have a good Google tomorrow, thanks

Cheers Tom

Will see if it's available in less than 25 litre containers.
Neither of the ones I have any use?

Cheers Tom

Hi all The time has finally come to do what I've not done since I've had my kegs...... Clean the disconnects and tap along with changing the beer line. So, I have oxi cleaner stuff and vwp. I'm thinking that oxi is the safest to use with the metal components in the connects and the associated push f...

Right, time for an update. Only got half a glass from the last box of the Beaverdale so poured a half of the Superior 7. Initially it still was still a bit sharp (acidic?). However once my taste buds had adjusted the following day it's actually ok. If I'd gone straight from a the likes of a Cellar 7...

Maybe something to consider in future but as temps are falling I should get away with us-05 for next week's brewday

Cheers Tom

If anyone has one of these kits can they have a look at the ingredients list to see if the juice has any sugar actually in the mix? Cheers Tom The pouch of stuff weighs a shade over 2.2kg, so 65% x 2.2kg = 1.43kg of pure juice stuff. An unknown amount of elderberry and blueberry concentrate on top ...

Kveik eh?

Could be the answer but if it's temperature range is upwards of 30c, how would it perform at around 25c ambient?
Any special treatment required?

Cheers Tom

MashBag wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:36 am

Why not?

I thought it was only the Belgian yeasts that could handle anything over 25c ish without stressing and creating off flavours?

Cheers Tom

Could do with getting a brew on myself.

https://fermentis.com/en/product/safale-us-05/

18-28c? Can't be right surely?

Cheers Tom

MashBag wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:58 pm

Did the myo kit say add sugar then?

Not done one yet but it says to add 4kg of dextrose on their website.

Cheers Tom

I would really doubt it. The concentrated is from pressed juice. What are you thinking? Something along the lines of..... A cellar 7 kit needs no extra sugar and weighs approx 7kg. So if you took the sugar component out of it would the remaining juice weigh about the same as the MYO kits? If you ne...

If anyone has one of these kits can they have a look at the ingredients list to see if the juice has any sugar actually in the mix?

Cheers Tom