anyone made prohibitions kits?

[isolation123]

hi guys, I have got a prohibition brandy kit so i would like to know if anyone has ever made any prohibition kits so could i have any hints or tips as the instructions look quite complex??

thanks

isolation123

 

[pith-head]

Is that not illegal? Not that i give a bugger, but just out of interest in case i have a go my self.

 

[Wez]

No, it's just fermenting very high gravity goods.

 

[pith-head]

Thanks admin.

 

[tubby_shaw]

I once made a gin kit up for a friend :thumb:
IIRC the most important part is to keep the temperature stable at whatever it recommends :thumb:
Apart from that I seem to remember it being fairly easy to follow the instructions as supplied.
If you have a specific question ask away :)

 

[isolation123]

Do you recommend using a brew belt to keep the temperature stable, i don't want it to hot though. I brew in my garage - warm during the day, cold at night. what should i do??

 

[tubby_shaw]

I would suggest that you get something like THIS which will keep the temperature fairly stable and is cheap and easy to sanitise too :party:

 

[pith-head]

Thats virtually the same as the one i used to ferment my Larger kit, it seems to have done the job ok for me as far as i can tell. If it is the same idea as mine it has suckers fixed to it, so that you can stick it to the inside of the brew bucket.

I took a wile to get the temperature spot on to start with, i kept turning the heat up and down till i got the temp right.

I think the best bet might be to just use the same amount of water that you will use in your brew, until you find the right temperature, then it will be spot on ready for your brew. Then there is les chance of allowing nasties in to your bucket or jar or what ever you are using.

My heater has a thin nob on the top to increase or decrease the temperature, obviously different amounts of water will require a different setting on the heater.


Good luck with it.

 

[Parva]

For the sake of a demijohn, surely you could find somewhere in the house with a stable temperature where you could keep it? :)