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Recommendations please!!!!
Hello all,
I have done a few Wherries now and I must say, its a cracking beer kit but.....
Does anyone have any other recommended beer kits that are really good? Ive seen the other Woodforde kits in my local brew shop so maybe one of them [nelsons]?
Any ideas???
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
I have made an Admlral's Reserve thats not bad But I have started adding things to the kits I have just put a wherry in the keg but put it has added Malt and hops and is looking very interesting
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
peter,
how did ypu do that? step by step instruction?
cheers mate
Posted 1 year ago by Member
If you want a nice dark and tasty pint you wont go far wrong with Woodfordes NOG, one of the best kits i have done!
Fermenting - Coopers Canadian Blonde
Conditioning - Coopers Pilsner, Coopers English Bitter
Drinking - None
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I think I found it on funking up a wherry I made the kit as normal but then added 250g Muntons spray malt light and 10 g Youngs Goldings hops stuck the lid on and away it went started at 1.040 and went into the keg at 1.006 so in theory 4.6 ABV its clearing well but has only been in the keg a day or so Mot a bad smell and it tastes ok I have hopes for it
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
last question....
did you put the hops in a muslin bag?
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Ah found it Its by Saracen
You might like to try my proven method for making Wherry better than it already is;
1) Make the kit to 37 pints
2) Add 250 gms of Dried Malt Extract to the boiling water in the FV, then the cans of Malt Extract.
3) Throw 5 gms of Goldings hops into the FV and leave them there while the beer ferments.
It really does lift the beer and gives it a lovely hoppy 'nose'.
But I put the DME and hops into the cool mix with the yeast (because I forgot)
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
great, cheers peter
though i am tempted to buy the nog now!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Done two of those Its a not three bad pint. And better for leaving it longer Hmm now what can I add to that?
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Second that Peter, Nog does improve loads the longer you leave it.
Its known as a Hobgoblin clone and i thought that was a fair assessment of what its like!
Fermenting - Coopers Canadian Blonde
Conditioning - Coopers Pilsner, Coopers English Bitter
Drinking - None
Posted 1 year ago by Member
would you say nog is better than a wherry?
Posted 1 year ago by Member
also, do you throw in the hops in a muslin bag or just straight in
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Yes Hobgoblin sounds about right No I would not say it is better its a different beer. I would be had pressed to say which I would drink It depends on how I feel and yes I just put them straight in Can be a prob when you keg up but now I have a filter on the syphon pipe
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Try York Terrier Bitter - Excellent
RCH Pitchfork
Crispin Ale
Pale Rider
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Hi. Nice to see my Wherry enhancement has some followers. Brewing is an ongoing process of learning, so I've modified it a bit, purely to add more hops and give a bit of an explanation of Dry Hopping.
1) Make the kit to 37 pints
2) Add 250 gms of Dried Malt Extract to the boiling water in the FV, then the cans of Malt Extract.
3) Throw 10 to 30 gms of Goldings hops (depending on how ‘hoppy’ you like it) into the FV after 3 days when the initial (primary) fermentation has slowed and leave them there for at least 7 days while the beer ferments.
Using hops at this stage is known as “Dry Hopping” which involves adding hops to the fermenter or keg after fermentation. The technique adds the fragile aromatic oils that are normally lost in the boiling process. Dry hops are allowed to soak in the finished beer for anywhere from several days to several weeks. The result is a burst of hoppy aroma but it does not affect the bitterness of your beer.
It doesn’t have to be Goldings hops. They will give you the traditional English bitter aroma, but something like Nelson Sauvin will give you a crushed gooseberry aroma, or Amarillo for a flowery, citrus aroma
This method really does lift the beer and gives it a lovely hoppy 'nose'.
Planning: - To get some more brews on now the weather's a bit cooler
Fermenting: - Ginger Beer experiment
Conditioning: - A normal bitter with Styrians
Drinking: - All of it!!
E-mail: arnyfris@gmail.com
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