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St Peters Beer kits
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone has used the St Peters beer kits before [ruby red, IPA or Summer Ale]?
I have loved using the Woodfordes kits but do want to try something new
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
I have and the Ruby turned out well I havent tried any of the others yet
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
I've only tried the Ruby Red but it was very similar to the brewery version and a nice beer.
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
My fave kit was Wherry, but to be honest you gota try new things and I would expect that St.Peters would make kits that have to equal or suprass the wherry kits, wherry being the "gold standard" of dual can kits to many people.
I dont think you will be disapointed.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 11 months ago by Member
I have made 4 of the Ruby Red kits and they are excellent. The only problem is that my neighbours have found out and keep conveniently popping around!!
Posted 11 months ago by Member
Dave make up another batch of Geordie and give them that rather than the dear stuff lol
Fermenting-Nowt
Conditioning-Proper Job Comp Beer,Kenridge White Merlot
Drinking-Raspberry/Lime cider,Grenache Blush Rose,Coopers modified lager
SG Chardonnay Wine
Posted 11 months ago by Member
St Peter's Ruby Ale is LUSH!!! 'Cos it's a kit it's really easy and quick to brew and having done about 8 of them over the last 2 years we have never had one that didn't turn out absolutely lovely! Wish I had an extract recipe for it! I think there's a deal on (about £5.00 off) until 28 June so gonna order a couple more for stock.
Drinking: Flasher the Dasher, St Peter's Ruby, Thunderbolt, Beam Reach, the last few bottles of Autumn Cider.
Fermenting: TTL and WTA.
Planning: A Proper Job extract clone !
Posted 11 months ago by Member
[quote]The only problem is that my neighbours have found out and keep conveniently popping around!!
Yarp... made the mistake of leaving the garage door open while cutting the grass last week and a couple of my neighbours spotted the 500+ bottles in various stages of conditioning... One of 'em has been round 4 times already!!! Gonna have to train my German Shepherd to attack anyone other than me with a beer in hand and lay claymores aroung the garage now.
Drinking: Flasher the Dasher, St Peter's Ruby, Thunderbolt, Beam Reach, the last few bottles of Autumn Cider.
Fermenting: TTL and WTA.
Planning: A Proper Job extract clone !
Posted 11 months ago by Member
I must try that new St Peters kit The chap at Youngs has tried it and said its good Well he would do woudnt he
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 11 months ago by Moderator
I never do kits now, but I've heard a lot of good things about the St. Peter's kits. The brewery is not far from me and they are a huge success story. Most 2 can (3 kg) kits are very good and the image of the beer kit has come a very long way in the last 10 years or so.
Seamus. You could try experimenting with some dry hopping with Goldings, Styrian, Cascade or, for a really different effect, Nelson Sauvin or Citra. Just drop about 10 to 20 gms in the Fermenter after 5 days when the initial ferment has died down and leave them for 7 days.
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
Posted 11 months ago by Member
Would you think its worth adding any dme like when improving the wherry ?Im keen on doing another kit even though extract is for me at the moment something that i can knock up in a under a hour and then barrell is very appealing.
Fermenting:Dandelion wine
Conditioning:Fullers pride extract Elderflower wine,Dandelion wine,Ribena wine,summer ale
Drinking: Turbo Cider/summer ale/way to amarillo/funked up wherry
beerlover1983brew@gmail.com
Posted 11 months ago by Moderator
Beerlover, you nothing nothing to lose by following the instructions for the Wherry tweak. I hear St. Peter's is good anyway, but you'll get a good result. It'll be different but that's a good thing. Any aroma hop will do. Go for it.
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
Posted 11 months ago by Member
The St Peter's Ruby Ale kit was my first kit. Very simple to follow and the finished product is great. Just wish they would bring out a kit for one or two other their others beers (Mild; Best Bitter; Porter). But at least I have the Golden Ale and IPA to make next.
Fermenting: Muntons Continental Lager kit brew; Brupax BOTW Belgian Tripel
Maturing/Conditioning: Woodforde's Nog
Drinking: Last of the Weird Brew I did last.
Posted 2 months ago by Member
have any of you fellow brewers found or developed a ag recipe/guide on ruby red? ive been looking for ages for ideas with no luck
cheers
fermenting: cookoo fair bitter
conditioning: TT landlord
drinking!!: suntar
Posted 2 months ago by Member
Lev...found this one in the forum search engine.....HERE
I've not done it, but this maybe what your looking for.
2nd Corni...M.T.waiting for this PJ clone
Planning.....Dunkel..EPA.
Conditioning..House Bitter nearly gone
Brewed...PJ..Malty Best bitter
technotrucker@brew-master.com
Posted 2 months ago by Member
nice work
thats deffo along the lines i cant help think it may come out a little on the brown side, maybe some roasted barley/cara red ? but that 'Exe Valley Autumn Gold' looks luvly!
fermenting: cookoo fair bitter
conditioning: TT landlord
drinking!!: suntar
Posted 2 months ago by Member
Stick it through Beer engine see what it comes up with....Talk nice to Saracen he may pop it in and let you know what he thinks of it.
2nd Corni...M.T.waiting for this PJ clone
Planning.....Dunkel..EPA.
Conditioning..House Bitter nearly gone
Brewed...PJ..Malty Best bitter
technotrucker@brew-master.com
Posted 2 months ago by Moderator
Hi Lev
Had a quick look at the recipe Techno found and I can't get Beer Engine to get anywhere near the figures posted, even with the lastest hop AA values included.
These are the figures:
Target OG 1.040
Expected FG 1.006
Expected ABV: 4.5%
Color: 24.3 EBC
Bitterness: 30 IBU
This what I get:
Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.039
Final Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol Content: 3.7% ABV
Colour: 50 EBC
Bitterness: 24 EBU
I can convert it to extract for you and mess around a bit to try to produce a Ruby type beer if you like, but it will drift quite a way from the recipe.
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
Posted 2 months ago by Member
cheers saracen, i 100% agree with all your targets but like you say 50EBC? i also think the OG is a little low, what do you think? im greatfull for your help, do you reckon reduce the chocolate and replace with something else ? i would ultimately like to get a nice caramel flavor along with the red color, cheers
fermenting: cookoo fair bitter
conditioning: TT landlord
drinking!!: suntar
Posted 1 month ago by Member
Aren't Woodforde's and St Peter's both made by Muntons under licence? They're all based in Suffolk, so it wouldn't be surprising if that's the case. And I'd imagine the quality would be the same too.
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