First Beer - Youngs American IPA Kit

[dublin12]

Done a few wine kits and WoWs - moving along now to beers.

Shot of the kit nicely aerated with a whip degasser

1 Day later in the fermfridge @ 22.5c

Will add more as they evolve.

 

[DoctorMick]

It's a good kit that one.

Does it recommend 22.5? Sounds little high to me.

 

[Poochops]

Got this one on at the moment, it's about 3 days in at 20 degrees chugging away nicely :thumb:

 

[dublin12]

It's a good kit that one.

Does it recommend 22.5? Sounds little high to me.

Says not below 20c and not above 24c in the instructions. Doesn't actually specify a perfect temp.

I can drop it down a degree. :thumb:

 

[Jakeyboi]

Not To sound rude, but would a degasser not reduce the oxygen in your wort, or am I missing the point?

 

[wfr42]

To help initial fermentation you want as much oxygen as possible to help the yeasties eat all that sugary wort.

 

[pms67]

It's a good kit ,one of the best IMO especially with the 100g dry hop .

Enjoy :thumb:

 

[dublin12]

Not To sound rude, but would a degasser not reduce the oxygen in your wort, or am I missing the point?

You can use the degasser as a whip and aerate the brew (as per top pic). This is also something to watch out for when degassing wines - can introduce air if done wrong.

 

[BeerisGOD]

Says not below 20c and not above 24c in the instructions. Doesn't actually specify a perfect temp.

I can drop it down a degree. :thumb:

hi dublin

what type of FV is this and size. :whistle:

 

[dublin12]

hi dublin

what type of FV is this and size. :whistle:

Its a Fermonster. Comes in 23L and 27L sizes. The one in the picture is the larger one. I have both but tend to only use the 27L nowadays as more headspace. Need a hauler strap with them as they are tricky to carry otherwise.

http://www.geterbrewed.com/fermonster-27-litres/

 

[BeerisGOD]

cheers for the link mate. ive alway wanted to see whats goin on the fv. obviously id cover it over

 

[dublin12]

cheers for the link mate. ive alway wanted to see whats goin on the fv. obviously id cover it over

I have been told that the fridge is dark with the door closed ! :lol:

 

[Aphid]

Says not below 20c and not above 24c in the instructions. Doesn't actually specify a perfect temp.

I can drop it down a degree. :thumb:

I would leave your temperature where it is. It's fine.

Just bottled my Youngs AIPA yesterday after 2 weeks fermenting at 23C. As you say, the kit suggests 20-24C. Good active yeast ferment.

OG 1.056. Down to 1.004 after week and a half when I added the hops.
FG 1.004 when I bottled two days later.
So ABV should be 6.8%, slightly better than projected 6.3%.

 

[dublin12]

Today's pic

 

[r-evans]

Looks great. Heard it tastes great too.

I've been planning for a while what my first brew will be once I've got all my equipment, looking at recipes and thinking what kind of beers I like to make a recipe, but I think I might just get this kit.

Guessing it comes with an instruction sheet, etc? That's what is tempting me to just get a kit for my first go at it.

 

[Aphid]

Looks great. Heard it tastes great too.
I've been planning for a while what my first brew will be....

Guessing it comes with an instruction sheet, etc? That's what is tempting me to just get a kit for my first go at it.

Instructions easy to find online: Youngs Beer Kit instructions.
Enjoy!

 

[dublin12]

I would leave your temperature where it is. It's fine.

Just bottled my Youngs AIPA yesterday after 2 weeks fermenting at 23C. As you say, the kit suggests 20-24C. Good active yeast ferment.

OG 1.056. Down to 1.004 after week and a half when I added the hops.
FG 1.004 when I bottled two days later.
So ABV should be 6.8%, slightly better than projected 6.3%.

Excellent. How did you deal with the hops ? I have ordered some muslin bags and will probably use these for the hopping at the end.

 

[r-evans]

Instructions easy to find online: Youngs Beer Kit instructions.
Enjoy!

Cheers, I actually thought it was an All Grain kit so I guess I won't be buying after all :thumb:

 

[Aphid]

Excellent. How did you deal with the hops ? I have ordered some muslin bags and will probably use these for the hopping at the end.

I also use muslin bags for adding the hops. Swells up like a big haggis :-). But easier to remove and you don't have the hop remains to deal with when siphoning.

 

[dublin12]

@Aphid Good to know thanks ! The bags look small on amazon so I might split into 2 bags. Did you weigh them down or just leave floating ? Also how much squeezing at the end ?