Woodfordes Wherry Kit Question..

[Leglesstwot]

Its premium cos it says so on the packet! Are the 2 tins the same or do they contain slightly different ingredients. One tasted sweet to me and the other one more bitter or I may just be talking out of my bottom

 

[Wez]

The 2 can or 3kg kits are considered to be 'premium kits' as the homebrewer will be using all malt extract rather than a mixture of malt extract and sugar (to boost the gravity) sugar can thin a beer out and much better results (imo) are achieved with all malt kits. You can of course substitute sugar in a non-premium kit with unhopped malt extract or DME (dried malt extract) that will give the finished beer more body.

Using two cans of the same kit for the same volume of beer will give you a high strength beer which I would imagine would be out of balance.

 

[paulbrrtt]

Well thx guys I guess it was one of those "if you dont ask questions" lol. It honestly didnt occur to me to taste them both.

 

[fivetide]

Both cans in a two-can kit are the same.

And two single cans don't work as a double kit - they are formulated to work in balance with a kilo or so of sugar, not with another can of the same worty extracty gunk.

BUT you can use one can from a two can kit, by itself, and use half the water stated to make an 11.5L brew length, should you want to for any reason.

For the original brewer making Wherry - get another brew going in your bucket right now, because the Wherry - whatever anyone tells you - needs a week conditioning with priming sugars in the barrel in the warm, then moving for another four weeks in the cool/cold, if you want it to taste really great.

And noone can be humanely expected to wait that long between brews - you need to get a little production line going :

 

[paulbrrtt]

so when you say a week to prime in the warm what sort of temp are we looking for? and then when I move it to the cold how cold ? out in the shed ok? or fridge as I bought a big old fridge specifically for my shed. Sorry if the question sounds a bit daft but if you dont ask lol
Cheers

 

[tubby_shaw]

Remember that, to ask a question is but a moment of shame.
Not to ask is a lifetime of ignorance.

For conditioning, keep your keg at fermentation temperature 18 to 22C.
For maturation cellar temperature 10 to 14 C

 

[paulbrrtt]

thx very much great help

 

[LRB1975]

This may be a really daft question, but how do you know when the secondary ferment has kicked in? As when it's in the pressure barrel, you can't see and I take it you can't open it?

 

[Wez]

Tweak the serving tap open and see what force the beer come out at :thumb:

 

[Aleman]

Tweak the serving tap open and see what force the beer come out at :thumb:

Use a jug under the tap

 

[Wez]

Yeah thats a good call there ..

Jugs :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Tweak the serving tap open and see what force the beer come out at :thumb:

Use a jug under the tap

Or better still a glass :drink:

Waste not want not

 

[Aleman]

If its conditioned and you open the tap you may very well end up with a beer shower as the force drives the beer into the glass and out again :whistle: Using a jug you avoid the risk . . . . . and can then pour it into a glass for Quality Control purposes :whistle:

 

[paulbrrtt]

Just a quick update on my kit, the head is nearly gone now so i think this has been pretty quick, I only started it Sunday but I will still leave it for quite a while yet Roughly another 9 days.

 

[LRB1975]

What sort of pressure is it supposed to come out at? It was kegged on Monday evening, so it's had 48 hours in the warm place. I cracked the tap and it comes out with a bit of pressure, but not loads?
How long would you recommend keeping it in the warm for?

 

[ni9e]

I leave mine for 10 days which for me is ideal but I think the ball park figure is 5-7 days but i could be wrong.

 

[paulbrrtt]

Its definilty finished (5 days) but will leave it a few days , well pleased so far

 

[paulbrrtt]

Hmmm come to a crossroads now. Do I bottle it or keg it? I do have a spare keg but will it be better off bottled

 

[Wez]

It's personal preference that.

Why don't you bottle say 10 and keg the rest, then decide which you prefer :thumb:

 

[paulbrrtt]

Well to be honest I do have 18 bottles (pint size) and I was thinking of doing this but would I have enough pressure in the barrel as it would just be over half full,