Jim's Beer Kit

I’ve done that. Lost about 4 litres on the kitchen floor. Had to take out fridge and freezer and the valances to get it all up. She was out,so didn’t need to know.

I’ve got ‘The Curry Bible’ by Pat someone. Produces good curries.

Though,as an interloper,Slimming World’s chicken curry which basically is boiling onions in chicken stock, adding curry powder and fat free yoghurt at the end,is actually pretty tasty.

I started off with the cool box mash tun, a 32 litre gas boiler, which doubled as a HLT (Wort was collected into FV and poured back into the boiler), immersion chiller. I got a GF 18 months ago and wouldn’t go back. The mash temperature consistency was the key factor, however the footprint of it is ...

Hi all. I was pointed in the direction of some apple trees 'cookers,eaters and russets' at the weekend. The russets turned out to be pears! Anyway,juiced them yesterday,got 10 litres at 1038,added sugar to 1050,pectinol,yeast nutrient gone in. Came across WLP616 Funky cider yeast Going to pitch afte...

I've bought if from Sainsburys,wasn't recent,but it was earlier this year. They more or less had the full Fullers range in.

Kamikazi is no alcohol.

If you're not a Phoenix Night fan,apologies.

In all seriousness,Beer Smith will do all that for you.

I rinse mine out after use and store uncapped. When it's bottling day,a quick no soap cycle through the dishwasher and Star San after. Personal opinion is that trying to keep them clean and sanitised for maybe a few months before use is a waste of time and effort,for the sake of maybe an hour on bot...

Excellent. Thanks. I've got a litre of vodka so l may well split i to small batches.

Hi. I'm going to have a go at bathtub gin. Which is flavouring vodka with ginning spices. I've already got the juniper berries. Thinking of cinnamon stick, star anise and black pepper. Orange peel after a day or two.

Has anybody tried this?

Hi all. I'm bottling some lager in 3 weeks. I've bought,on the whim, some Safbrew F2 're fermentation' yeast. Has anybody used it before/any experiences? Ta.

Thanks all. I'm bloody amazed that you can buy oxygen over tinterweb!

Hi all. I've been looking at getting some oxygen to brew an impy for Christmas. I've come across some 'sports oxygen' on Amazon. Has anybody used these? Or am l off to Toolstation for some Hobbyweld?

TIA

I've been following this as l have been getting off flavours in a few brews. Checking my records,it's always with this yeast. Kind of hot plasticy smell and taste,that is worse 'on the burp' and the beer is like mud. From what l've read, it is a hot fermenter,the wort can rise by 5 degrees on it's o...

I use the Vinbrite every year,when bottling. I just let it drop into the bottles and cork. Never had any problems. You will need to change the filter pad at least twice though,as it will clog up fairly quickly.

Hi, brewing this tomorrow: 5000g Maris Otter 1333g Rye malt 333g Crystal rye 500g rice hulls 18g Pacific Gem 60 min 22 IBU 30g Pioneer 15 min 10.7 IBU 30g Fusion 15min 8.7 IBU 50g Pionner 5 min 7.1 IBU 50 g Fusion 5.8 IBU 10g Pioneer steep 10g Fusion steep 10g Fusion dry hop 10g Pioneer dry hop WLP ...