What to brew next that's quick!!

[Wallingbrook]

Thanks for answering my question on the length of time Woodforde's kits take to condition. With that in mind as I'm getting very very thirsty. What kits can anyone recommend that have a faster turnaround? I'm never going to build up any stock at this rate using Woodforde's. Thanks.

[EoinMag]

Realistically if you want good beer, it all takes the same time to condition, some of it is drinkable earlier. If it's fast you want, go to Asda and buy a few cases.

[sargie]

cider kits can take less than 14 days from start to drinking and there are lots of different flavoured kits available.

[EoinMag]

Come to think of it, weizen can be drunk very green.
Quick as about 21 days, if it carbonates that quickly. Personally I'd leave it longer but it can be drunk early.

[Wallingbrook]

Thanks all.

Patience is a virtue and all that. Has anyone tried the Brubox system? I was thinking of the London Bitter. It's just that I want to get my stocks up without buying another load of equipment as I haven't got the space.

Have another problem with my Amiral's Revenge. I put in a keg and added sugar and it got lively straight away. I think that I might have had a duff washer on the cap - the black one between the cap and the brass pin valve. I have changed this now but the beer seems flat as a pancake. Any ideas to rescue this brew? Will I just have to keep gassing it when it's conditioned?

Cheers folks.

[EoinMag]

It might have been a problem seal on the keg, you might need to prime it again if you have the seal fixed now.

[Wallingbrook]

Thanks Eoinmag

Do I put the same amount of sugar in again ie 3 ozs? Will it not make the beer sweet?

[chris_reboot]

I would just re-charge the co2 in it myself if you've resolved the leaky washer.
check it in 24 hours by paritally lifting the rubber collar to see if there's still pressure holding.
you should get a hiss, if not, repeat your troublshooting.
adding more sugar will get you to the same point but take longer for the results to be tested.

[EoinMag]

Thanks Eoinmag

Do I put the same amount of sugar in again ie 3 ozs? Will it not make the beer sweet?

Nope it'll ferment out and make the brew a little stronger than it should have been, but not enough to upset the balance I'd have thought.

[cwrw gwent]

I make a lot of Geordie Bitter and Geordie Yorkshire Bitter. One week fermenting, then it's bottled with five days in secondary and it's ready to drink a week later - about 19 or 20 days in all. The downside is that it doesn't seem to improve much after a month or so but it makes a very good session (c 3.7%) ale with a good body and head retention. Use at least 500 grams light spraymalt, hopped or otherwise, with 500 grams Tate & Lyle. Better still, drop the sugar and use 1,000 grams spraymalt.