newbie 1st wherry advice

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newbie 1st wherry advice

Post by pied cock » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:03 pm

hi need advice from those that have had success,
my virgin brew is a JOHN THOMPSON XXX BITTER,
started 3rd feb with OG of 1042 put in barell 11th feb reading 1008 steady away at 18-20degrees,
added 4 table spoons of golden syrup for conditioning to 1.5pints boiling water,then into barrel.
now when do i blast the gas ????? :oops:

now i want start my second which is wherry, some on here have had great results others dismall, so b4 i committ what do i need to do or beaware of b4 its too late :wink:
thanks in advance .

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Re: newbie 1st wherry advice

Post by oxford brewer » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:24 pm

pied cock wrote:hi need advice from those that have had success,
my virgin brew is a JOHN THOMPSON XXX BITTER,
started 3rd feb with OG of 1042 put in barell 11th feb reading 1008 steady away at 18-20degrees,
added 4 table spoons of golden syrup for conditioning to 1.5pints boiling water,then into barrel.
now when do i blast the gas ????? :oops:



now i want start my second which is wherry, some on here have had great results others dismall, so b4 i committ what do i need to do or beaware of b4 its too late :wink:
thanks in advance .
Purge the barrel with co2 before you keg it,then when the lid is screwed on purge it once more!

Search for sticking woodfordes/muntons kits first!
Add a crushed up camden tablet to your water if you are taking it straight from the tap.If you have a spare FV then run of the amount of water needed into it and then add a crushed camden tablet to it to get rid of the chlorine/chloromines(iirc) which could affect the taste of your HB.
Aerate well and use an 11gram sachet of yeast(either so-4 or nottingham will do).
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Re: newbie 1st wherry advice

Post by WishboneBrewery » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:30 pm

a teaspoon of Yeast Nutrient won't hurt...
My Wherry started at OG:1046 and finished at FG:1012 which was pretty much on the money!
Nothing stuck!

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Re: newbie 1st wherry advice

Post by pied cock » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:56 pm

has anyone else tried john thompsons xxx bitter
was recomended by hbs in mansfeild,
even though i beleive its done by muntons, is this a clone of something else?????
as reading through posts, muntons seem to have a very wide range/multitude of choice,
maybe one too many? :roll:

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