Headcracker

[lotus_elan]

hi
having sucessfuly brewed woodfordes werry i was looking at the headcracker i was wondering if anyone has brewed this?? and as its only a 24 pint kit has anyone brewed 2 kits together making full use of the fv and storage barrel i know it would mean cutting the 24 pints back to 20 for eack kit making it a bit stronger any thoughts

[Garth]

I've done Headcracker but only as the 20/24 pint kit, but it does work by doubling it up with another one. Use both the yeasts supplied with the two kits, rehydrate the yeast and make sure you aerate the wort well before pitching the yeast. This will ensure you get your 7.5%, as many folk (including me) reported that it didn't get to it's proper FG and therefore short on alcohol, good luck.

[lotus_elan]

hi
thank you but i went for a Nelsons Revenge now just hoping i can get another king keg as the one i have is almost full of werry

[Ditch]

Garth; Forgive the bone idleness betrayed by this question, but; Doesn't that (doubling up and cutting down) make for a rather 'reassuringly expensive' brew?

So says he, about to reach for yet another can of expensive, gnats piss Guinness ..... And I should think, if it hit anything like it's supposed to, that stuff would scare me half to death anyway! I think about 5.50% would be my limit for anything I'd want to sit draining all night

[Garth]

I reckon so Ditch, maybe that's why I never did it. I wasn't overly impressed with the standard 24 version anyway.

But it has been done, I remember reading it.