"Bargain Basement Brew "

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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:53 am

Just had another look, and its fizzing away like yesterdays lemonade.....theres been hardly any frothing at all ! Which is worrying....

Oh well.....it'll be useful for one the last BBQ's of the summer when 30 people come round....I can give it to them when they're half cut... :shock:
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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:37 pm

Well well.............the day is approaching...it looks like it stopped fizzing LONG ago anyway, but Im tempted to give it a " rousting " to see what happens.....

:D
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chopperswookie

Post by chopperswookie » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:57 pm

i was tempted to buy one at stockport homebrew this week, maybe next time!!
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Curious Brew

Post by Curious Brew » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:28 pm

chopperswookie wrote:fantastic!! its like waiting for the birth of the messiah!! keep us in the know thrasher
He's not the messiah... etc. :lol:
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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:20 pm

Ok, off into the keg we go....

How much sugar do we reckon ?? ( caster ! )

8)
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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:37 pm

Didn't put that much in.....a quick peek earlier has revealed no carbonation whatsoever.... :shock:
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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:33 pm

DaaB wrote:Leaky keg?
Its all good as far as I can see....
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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:32 pm

Hang on, i've just looked at my keg again, and closer inspection has revealed a split seal on the lid ( although how I missed it the first time is anyones guess )

I've changed the seal, but have I missed the boat for carbonation now ?
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Thrasher

Post by Thrasher » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:50 pm

DaaB wrote:You can always add gas from a bottle, not sure what state the yeast will be in by now.
With the taste of " oh my good lord " in my mouth...

I can report that it actually isn't half bad !

AND....since the replacement of the seal it IS pressurising ! :D



wait and see chaps..

Of course, in the meantime, if anyone fancies sending me another beer pack as my reward for undertaking such a dangerous experiment, then please PM me for my postal address. ;)
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dean_bpm

Post by dean_bpm » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:28 am

My old man has one of these in the shed. I was thinking of brewing it up this weekend using 500g of dark malt then slowly adding 1kg of sugar during fermentation and chucking in 25g of hops :shock: . I'll keep you all informed. :lol:
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dean_bpm

Post by dean_bpm » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:20 am

I was thinking that. What yeast would be good for a high alcohol yield? I'm a bit of a noob really. Been using kits for a year or so but now im starting to adapt them a bit.
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dean_bpm

Post by dean_bpm » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:09 pm

I'll give that a whirl then. Cheers.
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mike w

"Bargain Basement Brew"

Post by mike w » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:16 pm

How much did you pay for it ?
I have been using Youngs Definitive bitter kits from Wilkinsons @ £4.99 for a standard 40 pint kit, and adding 2.5 kgs of sugar instead of the recommended 1kg. Turned out at 5.8 % abv.
Incidently I see Wilco's also have the Geordie kits on offer in Lincoln At
£ 4.99.......Mike W



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