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Brew UK Forum » Tag: Kit - Recent Topics http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Brew UK Forum » Tag: Kit - Recent Topics en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:42:21 +0000 Barracuda on "Kit Enhancement - Black IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/kit-enhancement-black-ipa#post-29952 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:21:49 +0000 Barracuda 29952@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hey all. If I wanted to take an IPA beer kit (For example, Coopers) and steep some malts to make it into a pseudo Black IPA, would you suggest Dark Crystal or Roasted Dark malts to add the colour? Loz on "Using honey/ golden syrup / herbs with a kit brew?" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/using-honey-golden-syrup-herbs-with-a-kit-brew#post-18433 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:03:16 +0000 Loz 18433@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hi, I'd really like to try using honey &/or golden syrup in my kit brews. Seen a lot of info regarding extract & all grain brewing, but none for kits. Would simply priming a few bottles with it work ok? How much to use per bottle? (I've heard to go light with honey to avoid explosions!) Also I have Lovage herb growing in my garden & think it would work well with beer. Should I go for a secondary & steep it for a few days before priming? Or put it in the primary? (I suspect not...) I'm not going to risk a whole 5gallon brew with this, just a few bottles worth at first... Cheers! PMA on "It's Christmas Brew Time!" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/its-christmas-brew-time#post-21083 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:04:52 +0000 PMA 21083@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Morning all, It's that time of year where I'm going to get my Christmas brew underway! Yippee! I'm going to use my Wherry Kit (freebie from last year's Christmas present!) but I've also just ordered: 500gm Light Spraymalt Safale S-04 yeast 100gm Goldings I want to do the Saracen Wherry Pimp to really get something good to drink over the festive period. I know there is information regarding this method around here somewhere, but if anybody would be so kind as to give me a laymans terms breakdown of what to do to get it spot on I'd be really in your debt. I forget now what I did with my first Wherry, and I'm a little concerned that I haven't ordered any Campdens (although i didn't use any last time, I'm not sure if I could get a better result with them) or should I use bottled water instead? Lots of questions, lots of hope. Please let me get this right! I don't want another failure (like my Amarillo!) Thank you BrewUk folk <img src="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> Bernie on "New Brewer" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/new-brewer-1#post-15581 Sun, 29 May 2011 08:10:12 +0000 Bernie 15581@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hi all, Just set up the Micro Brewery kit with the St Peter's Ruby Ale and have to say very impressed so far. Delivery just in time for the bank holiday weekend. All set up and really brought some memories of my dad doing his real ale. He can't wait to get one of his own on the go after a 20 year gap! The fermentation bin is set up and down in the cellar. At the bottom end of the recommended temp on the box (17o) for the fermenation but hope things are just a bit cold after the night. One question - after measuring the gravity using the trial jar and hydrometer, should you clean and sterilise both now, or clean for the meantime, and then sterilse before the next use? Thanks Andrew Hairy badger on "Can't decide on wheat beer kit" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cant-decide-on-wheat-beer-kit#post-13413 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:08:27 +0000 Hairy badger 13413@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hi Everyone 1st time post after reading this forum and others for a month or so as you may gather from the title looking for a good starting point for a wheat beer, have only just started brewing and my 1st two brews turned out smashing. really want to try my hand at a wheat beer but even after tralling the forums can't decide which kit or even extract recipe to go for Coopers seems popular but the Brewpaks either Brewferm Tarwebier Wheat or West riding wheat also look good any and all help and advice would be appreciated Thanks Badger PMA on "What should my Wherry taste like?" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/what-should-my-wherry-taste-like#post-9926 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:21:54 +0000 PMA 9926@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Howdy, as some of you know my first Wherry is now in the barrel, has been for a couple of days now. I drew a wee sample out this morning and it's not quite what I expected. It's rather bitter and not ad full bodied as I'd have thought it would be? Do you think I may have fluffed it somehow or am I expecting too much? delvey on "Priming/ Bottling Question" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/priming-bottling-question#post-5329 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:03:22 +0000 delvey 5329@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hi, Just started my first kit and I have a question about priming and bottling it. I only have the one fermentation tank, and was planning to bottle from that, but all instructions say to add priming sugar to a secondary one and transfer. Is this for ease and simplicity, or can I add the sugar to my primary FV and bottle straight from it? I still have a few days to bottling, so should be enough time to grab another if needed! Thanks, dandan on "Dangarrden Lager Kit mod" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/dangarrden-lager-kit-mod#post-49 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:01:40 +0000 dandan 49@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Heres how I turned a Lager kit into a Wheat beer! Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item 1000.00 gm Wheat Dry Spray Malt 1800.00 gm Lager Kit 15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [3.20 %] (15 min) 15.00 gm Saaz [2.80 %] (5 min) 3.00 tsp Coriander Seed (Boil 15.0 min) 15.00 gm Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 15.0 min) 200.00 gm Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (2.0 EBC) 2 Pkgs Munich (Danstar) Method: ------------ Remove lid and label off the can of the larger, and soak the can in hot water to loosen the contents! Use a stock pot to dissolve the one kg of DWSM and the Sugar in three litres of boiling water. Keep the pot on the boil, add coriander seed, orange peel and Striyan Golding hops and Boil for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes I add the Saaz hops into pot and boil for another 5 minuites. Then turn off the hob and remove all hops, seeds and peel (for simplicity you can use muslin bags or strain through a sieve) from pot. Put some cold water into sterilised fermentation bucket and add the liquid from the stock pot. Then carefully open the gordies larger kit and add to bucket and stir in using sterilised paddle/spoon. Top up the bucket to the 23L mark. Give the wort (liquid) a good stir for 5min to get air into it. Then wait till the wort gets to pitching temperature take the SG and pitch the yeast. Let it ferment for 10days (approx) or until you have a Gravity reading the same for three consecutive days. <img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss46/dandansince1986/dangaarden2.jpg" /> <img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss46/dandansince1986/DSC_1465.jpg" /> <img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss46/dandansince1986/DSC_1472.jpg" /> <img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss46/dandansince1986/DSC_1476.jpg" />