Jim's Beer Kit

Hi there, Im looking for a decent siphon for bottling from FV to bottle, that is cheap but does the following: a) Clips to the FV so it cant move around b) Has a fitting to stop the crap at the bottom getting sucked up c) Has a tap or stopper for varying and stopping flow at the end Any suggested on...

Sooo. its finally going but a few observations! Gravity was down to 1035 so far last night but fermentation seemed to be slowing and foam was very very thin. I stired the FV up a little with my ladel and it suddenly went beserk! I mean seriously! It virtually blew the liquid out of the air lock :) W...

Just got home. The kitchen was 15c and not 18c as I had thought :) Im going to move it into the babys nursery as its a bit warmer in there! Only 18c/19c though but should be better. The head of foam has increased a little so I will not re-pitch or take the SG for now to risk making it worse. I will ...

PS Sorry missed the suggestions on re-hydrating yeast. Is this necessary with standard S04? I didnt realise. Normally I have mounds of foam and its a struggle to contain the fermentation. Surely a beer of this garvity/sugaryness should be even more so. How do you encourage a thorough fermentation wi...

Im at work and havent check the OG as of yet. I am wary of opening the Fv too much while it seems so stagnant and without its CO2/foamy protection. Very worried about it spoiling. I have just texted my partner at home to check the temperature and report back. I am clinging to this as a reason. If I ...

Hello, Panic fermentation question at the end. First the background... On saturday I brewed this reciepe http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36850 My new AG equipment went well. In fact a little too well. I seem to have accidentally managed efficiency of about 90%!!!! So my 5 gall...

Or you can run off the brew water the day before and let the chlorine evaporate as I do

Hi there, First brew with my new DIY all grain equipment tommorow. I want to make a beer as similar to the title as possible. Using beer engine I have cobbled the reciepe below together from online reciepes and to use what I have in the cupboard. Any input greatly appreciated! Thanks. PS Aiming for ...

Hello, Nearly there on my quest to upgrade my AG equipment and skills in time for my next brew (Fullers ESB clone). I have an old Burco boiler such as this: http://www.falklandwool.com/designs/images/boiler_for_lichen_dyeing.jpg Do you leave the element cover in place when using it for homebrew? Its...

Hi there, Im looking to brew a Fullers ESB clone next week and wondered if my water needed adjustment. So I contacted Welsh Water for a report and got the following reply: Dear Mr Holland, Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding the quality of your incoming supply. Please find attached a copy of...

Thank you for the flurry of very useful replies. There is a lot of knowledge round here. The flaked maize was in most of the reciepes I saw. I have it now so will kind of have to use it now even though i am not sure what exactly it does? I think it is there to boost the sugar gravity/alcohol content...

Hello,

As per my boiler thread. Where is the cheapest place in the UK to get a coolbox for making a DIY mash tun for 5 Gallon brews.

I dont mind cheapo as long as it is fit for purpose!

Thanks,

Dean.

Where is the cheapest place in the UK to get a bucket for building a kettle element boiler for 5 gallon brews.

Im ideally looking for a 6 Gallon plus bucket to allow headroom.

Everywhere seems to charge a packet for something that costs next to nothing to manufacture?!?!?

Thanks,

Dean.

Hi there, So I made a lot of kit beers as a teenager, had a lot of good times taking my pressure barrels to parties but mostly it tasted like pond water. Now in my late twenties - My dad convinced me to do an all grain brew or two last year and it was relatively succesfull. He used to brew great all...