Jim's Beer Kit

WA, did another TC recently. My local Sainsbury's is selling some cheap juice, only thing is it says no added sugar, or reduced sugar. These still ok to use?

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I have recently done a Fruit beer. I decided to get frozen fruits. But as far as I know, cut them into chunks, freeze them, add them frozen. Apparently the ph of the beer will be low enough for any ill effects. Alternatively pasteurise them and add them as a pulp. But will make the transfer messy. H...

SEarxh for David Heath on YouTube. He demonstrates how you can use the grain basket as a hop spider. I have tried this and worked a treat.

I pretty much do that. Sometimes I have to adjust the cold water tap, but normally it is ok.

That's odd. I don't use plastic bottles anymore, but have found the Crossmyloof carb drops to give me good results.

I will be batch priming today anyway, even though I don't always. I basically find that it sometimes extends my bottling day too much.

Wolfen, I would have only bottle primed if I could have placed a carb drop in all. AFAIK you could have made your sugar solution and added it directly to the FV before bottling. Just make sure you have a sanitised paddle to give it a nice mix.

Thanks guys.

Do I need to do anything special with the fv when cleaning it. I guess it isn’t an infection as it wasn’t reeking or anything else.

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Wow, quick reply. To be honest I didn’t. I just chucked it in when I had a free bit of time. After an hour it seems to be less prominent and I am getting different flavours. Maybe I was too hasty...

I will give it another hour or so.

Thanks Mcmullan

I didn’t do either of the things you suggest. It isn’t an unpleasant taste, just a bit sharp/sour. But more sour than anything else. I didn’t know if it was a possible side effect of the fruit. I think what I am trying to ask is, could the fruit do that? Or could it be an infection of a different ki...

Hi all.

Made a simple wheat beer three weeks ago. I used Krystalweisen yeast. Two weeks ago I added 2kg of frozen summer fruits which has a mix of A mix of Blackberries, Raspberries, Blackcurrants and Redcurrants.

It tastes sharp/sour. Should it/could it be a by product of the fruit?

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Thanks Alex ! Makes me feel more confident.

I am just starting to think about doing this. Do I need a conical flask and a stir plate when I want to make my starter.

Hi Redimpz, 1. I drilled on the side that the door hinges are located. I was informed that there would be a good chance that there would be no wires in ths place. Alternatively, google the model you have and see if you can find anything regarding the unit. 2. I use an inkbird. Really simple and dead...

Most go with what WA has suggested. Even if my brews ferment quickly they will always stay in the FV for 2 -3 weeks. Just because it has finished fermentation does not mean that the Yeast has finished cleaning up.

Yea, I know what you mean. I dont drink cider all that often tbh, but will fancy some every now and again. I have the grainfather as a system (love it), a brew day normally takes about four and half hours (including cleaning the system), but find it difficult to do inside with the little one. About ...