Sticking Munton's (Woodfordes) Kits - Information and offer

[delboy]

I owe muntions a debt of gratitude it was the lack of quality of their products in terms of fermentability that moved me to all grain, so well done muntons, keep up the good work

[JayM72]

Well I have a Fixby Gold and a Colne Valley waiting to, hopefully I'll be lucky this time

[soupdragon]

Anyone ever have trouble with Brupak's kits sticking?

Mines in the FV 10 days now, with a thermostat at 20c, and it seems to be stuck on 15/16

Hi
I've just put a Colne Valley in my spare barrel. It got down to about 1.015 in 7 days then to 1.013 by the 13th. I did a Wherry that behaved in a similar way and it turned out ok so I've got my fingers crossed this'll be ok too. Seems that the 2 tin kits will get down to an acceptable level if given enough time. It does seem an age tho
Hope yours turns out ok
Cheers Tom

[araldite]

hi chaps
I generally have'nt had a problem with the woodforde kits all i ever do is add a teaspoon of yeast nutrient and they always hit around 1010-12.

My only problem was with a nelsons revenge when i forgot the yeast nutrient and it seemed to stick around 1020, after around 7 days i added a teaspoon and gave a stir evey day and got it down to around 1014 after another week.

Just checked my latest wherry and its reading 1012, started on the 11th of feb.

araldite

[dedken]

A little bit of a stir, a rise in temp of 1-2C and half a teaspoon of yeast nutrient was what it took to get my Munton's Gold IPA going again. I think I might be using yeast nutrient with two-can kits from now on.

[delboy]

A little bit of a stir, a rise in temp of 1-2C and half a teaspoon of yeast nutrient was what it took to get my Munton's Gold IPA going again. I think I might be using yeast nutrient with two-can kits from now on.

If this is what it takes then they should supply the yeast nutrient with the kits if only to maintain their reputation and customer base.

[dedken]

If this is what it takes then they should supply the yeast nutrient with the kits if only to maintain their reputation and customer base.

I quite agree! v

[Trunky]

I owe muntions a debt of gratitude it was the lack of quality of their products in terms of fermentability that moved me to all grain, so well done muntons, keep up the good work

Well said

I do think that the taste of their Woodfordes Wherry is really good, however it's totally unnaceptable for it to take 4 weeks or more to clear - some are saying much longer. I think there must be some low level, slow fermentation going on rather than the yeast failing to settle.

[techtone]

Must say I am quite puzzled by the numerous threads on stuck fermentations and beer not clearing quickly. I have done 13 Woodfordes and 2 Muntons now and have not had any problems at all. Most fermenting within a week and clearing within 2 weeks (although I do leave them longer to mature) I say most because one took an extra 3 days to ferment when the temperatures dropped well below 18oC.

I'm not here to gloat but maybe offer hope. Obviously I don't know what (if anything) I am doing differently to anyone else. I do generally have good control/monitoring within the desired temperature ranges though. I don't even mess around with yeast starters or rehydrating - just sprinkle on the supplied yeast.

[sladeywadey]

Anyone ever have trouble with Brupak's kits sticking?

Mines in the FV 10 days now, with a thermostat at 20c, and it seems to be stuck on 15/16

Hi
I've just put a Colne Valley in my spare barrel. It got down to about 1.015 in 7 days then to 1.013 by the 13th. I did a Wherry that behaved in a similar way and it turned out ok so I've got my fingers crossed this'll be ok too. Seems that the 2 tin kits will get down to an acceptable level if given enough time. It does seem an age tho
Hope yours turns out ok
Cheers Tom

I've just bottled a colne valley and got it down to 1.008 after 14 days in the FV using S04 yeast. Just looked at my brew log and my previous fixby gold in January spent 10 days getting down to 1.014 using the yeast from the kit. Both kits' brew water temps were kept at between 19.5-20c

[soupdragon]

I've just bottled a colne valley and got it down to 1.008 after 14 days in the FV using S04 yeast. Just looked at my brew log and my previous fixby gold in January spent 10 days getting down to 1.014 using the yeast from the kit. Both kits' brew water temps were kept at between 19.5-20c

Did you use any nutrient to get the Colne Valley below 1.010? Not that there's anything I can do about mine now as it's conditioning in the barrel.
Cheers Tom

[sladeywadey]

I've just bottled a colne valley and got it down to 1.008 after 14 days in the FV using S04 yeast. Just looked at my brew log and my previous fixby gold in January spent 10 days getting down to 1.014 using the yeast from the kit. Both kits' brew water temps were kept at between 19.5-20c

Did you use any nutrient to get the Colne Valley below 1.010? Not that there's anything I can do about mine now as it's conditioning in the barrel.
Cheers Tom

Hi - no just what was in the kit, replacing the kit yeast with S04 yeast. I checked the gravity 7 days into the fermentation and it was down to 1010 from 1044. I didn't think it would drop any lower but decided to leave it another 7 days to get it to clear a bit and to get the yeasties working on the diacetyl before bottling as previously I've been bottling after 5 to 6 days and I think this is too soon for the brews i'd been making

[soupdragon]

Did my Wherry with S-04 but after 2 weeks it would only drop to 1.012. Thought i was doing well getting it that low. Fermented it a bit on the cool side ( 18c ). Tasted ok tho, if a bit hazy.......
Should be cracking into the Colne by next weekend I hope
Tom

[sladeywadey]

Did my Wherry with S-04 but after 2 weeks it would only drop to 1.012. Thought i was doing well getting it that low. Fermented it a bit on the cool side ( 18c ). Tasted ok tho, if a bit hazy.......
Should be cracking into the Colne by next weekend I hope
Tom

let us know what the Colne tastes like after only what 3 weeks conditioning? Mine will get at least 6-8 weeks before I start. My Fixby is really coming on nicely after 7 weeks of conditioning.

[soupdragon]

Did my Wherry with S-04 but after 2 weeks it would only drop to 1.012. Thought i was doing well getting it that low. Fermented it a bit on the cool side ( 18c ). Tasted ok tho, if a bit hazy.......
Should be cracking into the Colne by next weekend I hope
Tom

let us know what the Colne tastes like after only what 3 weeks conditioning? Mine will get at least 6-8 weeks before I start. My Fixby is really coming on nicely after 7 weeks of conditioning.

Will do
Cheers Tom