wilko dark velvet stout 4%

hi mick here... .
2night i done my wilko dark velvet stout...

so i sanitised every thing and got started...
i warmed up the kit in some boiling water ...
for about 5 mins...

as this was going on i boiled 6 pints of water to mix with the brew ...
i opend the kit and poored it into the fv...

i gave this a dam good whisking with my sanitised whisk...

then in went my beerkit enhancer ....

and another dam good whisking this time for about a good 5 mins ...

then i topped it up to 40 pints with cold water...

my first reading was 1.034 at 23c...

and so i pitched the yeast at 23c...

i then snapped the lid on and taped it in place to form a good seal...
and put my air lock in ...


then it was time to put it in my up stairs cupboard...
it will stay in here for the next 8 days...

along with my other brews...

i hope you liked these pics ...

regards mick... .

 

[winelight]

Nice one. :thumb:

Will give that kit a go when I've used my 3 Coopers stout kits!

 

Nice one. :thumb:

Will give that kit a go when I've used my 3 Coopers stout kits!

thanks winelight .... :thumb: .

iv wonted to do this kit for some time now ....
yet never got it till now...
iv been a lover of Courage Velvet Stout for years...
but you dont see it around now ...
but then i dont drink in pubs any more ...
so im hoping it tastes like it...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

here we are just shy of 24 hrs on ...
and its bubbling away like a good un... .

iv just got this velvet stout out of the stairs cupboard ...
because i miss hearing it bubble.. .
how sad is that ... :grin:

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[winelight]

I like the sound too - except at night! I shut the door on it then, I don't want to be kept awake.

 

I like the sound too - except at night! I shut the door on it then, I don't want to be kept awake.

stange thing is ...
it helps me drop off ... .
regards mick... :hat: .

 

ok i moved my velvet stout to fv number 2 today ...
so it will stay in there for another7 to 10 days ..
then ill batch prime then bottle ... ...

regards mick :hat: .

 

today was booling day for this velvet stout...

my fg was 1.010..

so i sanitised all my stuff ...
i then boiled up 115g of white sugar in a 1/2 pint of water ...

and aded it to my bottling bucket ...
next i syphoned my stout on top of it and mixed it in well ...

i then bottled it with my bottling wand....
when it was all bottled up...
i put them in a box by my bed with 2 other brews i bottled earlyer this week...

so my rack in the shad should look pritty full in a few weeks... .

heres some pics ..


























i hope you liked the pics ...

regards mick... :hat:

 

[stuey]

You're going to need a bigger bedroom very soon Mick! :

 

You're going to need a bigger bedroom very soon Mick! :

haha i think your right ... ..

regards mick... :hat: .

 

ok so today i moved it to the shed today...

with other brews to be in the cool and age it...
it will stay here un touched for 1 month minimum...

then time to :drink: ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[mattrickl06]

Nice - i particularly like the depleted paracetamol pack on one of the pictures :

 

Nice - i particularly like the depleted paracetamol pack on one of the pictures :

so do i they stop my knees from giving me to much jip.... :thumb: .

regards mick... :hat: .