I've still not heard back from B&M regarding the future of these kits. Anyone fancy popping into their local store and asking the question? I won't get the chance till next weekend
Cheers. Tom
Cheers. Tom
Yes the IPA kit. I brewed it totally standard to the instructions, boiling water and all. Not a hint of twang even after just three weeks.Is it the IPA everyone's trying? Mine's only 3 days day in. Can't wait to see what it's like. I'm doing a kit that went out of date May 16 along side it that I made with all cold water to test the twangless theory from another thread.
Yeah, can do it with kits. If it's the frozen stuff you could dump it straight in the fermenter, if you bought mangoes I'd blitz them, then pasteurise in a pan for a few mins. Work out the sugar content and tailor the amount of the kit's sugar you put in. If you search you'll find info of when people add it.Would it be worth adding some fruit to this?
Yeah, can do it with kits. If it's the frozen stuff you could dump it straight in the fermenter, if you bought mangoes I'd blitz them, then pasteurise in a pan for a few mins. Work out the sugar content and tailor the amount of the kit's sugar you put in. If you search you'll find info of when people add it.
They're about 14 percent sugar so even if you had 500g in 10 litres it would only add 0.4% booziness. Reading most people put them in the fermenter after primary fermentation has slowed, so after about 4 days, then it'll kick off again with the new sugar. I'd do it after 5 days then leave it another 5 and if it's chunks then chop them up a bit finer [insert sanitary procedure boilerplate]. Then you could add the hops 2 days after - or whatever your brewing cycle goes like - if you're doing 14 days then tweak accordingly.When is best to put them in and will I need to adjust sugar for the frozen ones?
Mine are a week and a bit in and tasting fantastic. The warm weather has helped with carbonation. I might stock up if I find any left at my local shop.I'm wandering how long these bad boys will stay at the same price
Especially the IPA one where your getting over 200 gram of extra extract and 10 grams of hops to the real ale
Been a week in the warm now such a long wait
That sucksNone left in our local b&m. Plenty of the ale and tequila, but no IPA.
Going by the staff in my one I wouldn't botherI've still not heard back from B&M regarding the future of these kits. Anyone fancy popping into their local store and asking the question? I won't get the chance till next weekend
Cheers. Tom
I bottled my tequila and lime lager yesterday after 2weeks in the fv, 1004fg and tasted and smelt amazing, lovely and clear too. I reckon a week in the bottle to carbonate in this warm weather and I'll be having one.
It sat under the stairs in my living room which ranges between 19-22 degrees at the moment.Awesome. What temperature did you ferment this at? I'm considering modding my wine cooler so I can make a lager.
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