Discuss making up beer kits - the simplest way to brew.
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AT
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by AT » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:17 pm
just about to make this kit, just one question. It says use 500g of dry malt which i have and 350g of dextrose/sugar but i remember reading here not to use sugar, should i use more dry malt?
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mysterio
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by mysterio » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:53 pm
I would definately go with the dextrose. The last thing you want is a full bodied, malty, dark wheat beer. You could even use a kilo of 'beerkit enhancer' which is a mix of DME and dextrose.
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by AT » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:04 pm
i can't now get anything from a brew shop without 2 days notice so probably glucose sugar? is it okay to use 1kg of the malt and 750 of glucose sugar?
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AT
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by AT » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:06 pm
sorry 350 of glucose
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AT
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by AT » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:12 pm
sorry lads i'm an idiot it's 500g dry malt and 300g dextrose/sugar. just as well it takes forever for the water to cool down
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by AT » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:43 pm
i sure will, and thanks for the help
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by AT » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:59 am
well all seems well this morning, the airlock is bubbling about every three seconds. I guess i just have to wait now :pink
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mysterio
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by mysterio » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:10 am
I agree with DaaB the Coopers kits are great. I experimented with the more expensive ones like Muntons Gold but never got good results. Coopers IPA was the best one I tried, and Bavarian lager is quite good too.
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by AT » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:59 pm
i'm like a little kid waiting for santa, straight in from work and before i spoke a word to anybody i checked the beer, bubbling every second. It's gonna be a long wait! wish i had another fermenter i'd start the other kit i bought
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by AT » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:34 pm
after less than 48 hours the fermentation has slowed so much it has almost stopped is this normal? i stuck my big nose in to smell it and the gas burned the inside of my nose fo a second and made my eyes water so it's obviously still fermenting. there seems to be bubbles rising in it an the scum that was on the top is as good as gone.
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AT
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by AT » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:17 pm
Cheers that's a weight off my shoulders i really want this to be right
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by AT » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:20 pm
i syphoned into a cornie cause i've no bottles and i can't get anybody to supply gas yet i primed it with glucose sugar. it looks very clear i'm dying to taste it.
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by AT » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:39 pm
ah yes but in there lies the madness co2 is heavier than oxygen so i let out a little burst just to (hopefully) expell the oxygen and i won't drink it til i get gas. Am i right or slightly stupid or both? i have a few bottles aswell just for a taster
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mysterio
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by mysterio » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:59 pm
Should be great. I can't wait to brew my next wheat beer. When you go all-grain Alexander (you inevitably will) wheats cost about a fiver to brew.
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by AT » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:17 pm
i'm living in a 2 bedroom apartment right now so i haven't got the room to swing a cat but tomorrow i sign the contract for my house and i'll have some brewing room, i'll be off line for a month or 2 and i'll probably do a few more kits just to get used to it all. I've only really done one proper kit and i made a few mistakes but i think i got away with them. I don't feel even nearly comfortable enough yet to go all grain but the idea does excite me
