Jim's Beer Kit

According to this source, you could try searching for Bramling Hops in British Columbia, Canda:

https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/2 ... 21284.html

Jim wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 05, 2025 9:40 am

I might see if I can dig out some old pics of it.

That would be grand! Thank you, Jim.

Thanks for the input. I was able to separate the piston from the handle as described by JonB.

So far, I was not able to unscrew the end caps from the barrel. I am planning to try it with a tool used for changing oil filters in motor engines.

there’s a retaining pin going through the long hex nut. Gently tap it out with a nail and hammer. Alas, that's not possible. The retaining pin is going in on one side of the nut but does not come out on the other. Pushing it through is therefore not possible. I am still scratching my head about how...

Okay, foks! I finally ordered the "Seal Kit for RLBS (was EWL) Paragon Plus 1/4pt Cylinder" in order to get rid of the moldy taste. 22 GBP for some O-rings and stuff... But the real problem (for me!) is this little note: "Please note, there are no installation instructions with these kits" The follo...

The saga continues.

https://youtu.be/goZsSZPVg_0?si=37vVWRq_WIBmD2zd

In case you haven‘t seen it yet.

https://youtu.be/D8LiB6yvlx4?si=hT81m-cJodsXk2M-

Cheers!
Marc

choice of yeast is also important as can be seen by the profiles from a typical Burton Yeast and one particular from Scotland. Burton.jpg Scottish.jpg Eric, can you tell me which Scottish yeast strain you were referring to with the profile you posted above and if it is commercially available to hom...

Rookie wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 07, 2024 3:01 pm

Big_Eight wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 06, 2024 6:47 pm

Very nice! What are the notes that the pilgrim hops provide? I haven't used them before.

Definitely some pics down the road I hope!

Didn‘t you say you were using Pilgrim?

Thanks, JonB. Interesting article over at brulosophy. I guess I will just go on as planned then and see what happens.

You could stick with your original plan but try a Kolsh yeast, they work well at warmer temperatures and are very clean. I was thinking about this possibility, too. Or even risk trying the Lallemand NovaLager yeast - it is supposed to manage fermentation temperatures up to 20°C. But I am not sure i...

I'm guessing you have no temperature controlled fermentation chamber where you could hold the temperature around 10-12C and brew as planned. That's exactly the problem. One option would be to use some New World hops and a clean ale yeast like US-05 and make a kind of golden ale/pale ale. I think yo...

As the forum is very calm at the moment, I may as well ask a silly question. I intended to brew a Bavarian Helles for this summer and got all the ingredients. The plan was to brew in late winter/very early spring to make use of the low temperatures in my garage. You know, Bavarian Lager yeast and st...

I wonder if Fuggled Mind is still around and if he managed to come up with a recipe for „somthing quite porterish, definitely winter-warmerish and with a thick collar of foam.“

To be honest, I did not intend to say middleman, but simply „a person who takes part in a conversation“…