Jim's Beer Kit

Any used these hops? Thinking I may use them to dry hop the Coopers Irish Stout. Apparently they have a lemon & coconut taste or am I best leaving this kit alone as Iv heard it's a good kit without messing about with it

Adamzworld - I bought the insulation wrap yesterday and this morning it kept steady temp all night. So far I'd recommend will get back to you by the end of the week to give a more accurate response. I also bought a timer socket for my heat belt but as of day two with the insulation wrap I'm going to...

Hi has anyone used and had success maintaining the temperature of their FV using insulation foil? Having problems during the night with the temperature dropping as low as 15 Degrees (59 Fahrenheit) I have a heat belt on during the day then to help pick it back up, but surely this is no good for the ...

What size pot is advisable and any ideas where to buy from at a reasonable price

Right guys I'm thinking of doing an extract brew instead of kit brewing however...

1) What extra equipment would I need?

2) How different is this from Kit brewing and what's the average costs for 20-23 litres.

3) Any good sites/Advice & or videos to help?!?

Thanks

Thanks for the replies and tips. Will be looking to get this done after we move house. I tried the marble brewery IPA at a recent beer festival and really enjoyed which gave me the idea of adding tea. Me personally I'd be a bit concerned adding the tea during fermentation incase it effects the ferme...

Thanks for the reply. Classic hop pellet question muslin bag or just throw them in bareback? As I don't secondary wondering what would be best to do with the pellets and if it would leave floaters once bottled. To be honest I'm not overly concerned with the eggy smell just taking it as the yeast tha...

Hi guys I just started this Youngs IPA kit 2 days ago and fermentation started really quick. Few questions/advice though please... 1) Day 2 bit of a rotten egg smell is this normal or just the yeast? 2) This kit comes with hop pellets when's the best time to add as I like to keep my beer in the FV f...

Hi iv been thinking about brewing an earl grey IPA probably 21-23 Litres with a coopers IPA kit some dry hopping of simcoe/cascade/Amarillo/Citra or something like that, however my main question is how would i go about brewing the beer with the earl grey tea and how much to use? Should i steep the e...