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Will12283

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Just started my Wherry on it's way.
Already excited about this brew after reading all the reviews.
I have followed the instructions, let's hope the next few weeks go nice and quick :thumb: :cheers:
 
Hope it comes out good :thumb: remember patience is the winner leave it long enough it's good, leave it longer it's great :D
 
It's been in the FV for about a week and a half and still bubbling very slowly.
How long should I be looking to leave this?
The SG hasn't changed much in the last few days
I'm going to be putting the Wherey in a pressure barrel so any advice on priming would be very much welcome.
 
I would leave it in there for the rest of the 2nd week - what is the SG currently? Some Wherrys have a tendency to get stuck at around 1.020, and they need a little stir. If it's below 1.015 then its doing fine.

Priming wise, I would probably go for 80g of sugar, dissolved in 100ml of water and brought to the boil to sterilise, then bung that into the pressure barrel and syphon the beer into it.

After about a week to two weeks in a warmish (20C) place, it will expand the barrel - carefully unscrew the barrel lid a little to allow about 1-2 seconds of gas out - as CO2 is heavier than air, the normal air will be forced upwards, meaning all that's in the barrel is then CO2 which will keep the beer from oxydising.

Then give it 3-4 weeks somewhere cooler to condition, and it will be ready for drinking. Be careful though as once it gets about half-empty you might start to run out of gas from the secondary ferment - you'll notice this by the flow from the tap slowing. At this point you have two options - get a gas-injector cap with either the little sparklet bottles or a bigger S30 canister to re-pressurise it, or open the lid to allow air in and drink the rest within 4-5 days, before it becomes badly oxidised.

It's better to allow a little air in at the top before all the CO2 runs out rather than let the vacuum pull it through the tap and through the beer, but even that won't stop oxidation for long.

I use an S30 canister and a corresponding cap, and I've had my bitter in there for 2 months now and even with less than 1/4 barrel left, it's still fine with just an occasional squirt of gas.
 
Last week i moved my Wherry into a clean FV after two weeks. This seemed to kick off the fermentation again and on Saturday when bottled it was 1012.

Added benefit of being very clear and i could bottle to the last drop :cheers:
 
fbsf said:
After about a week to two weeks in a warmish (20C) place, it will expand the barrel - carefully unscrew the barrel lid a little to allow about 1-2 seconds of gas out - as CO2 is heavier than air, the normal air will be forced upwards, meaning all that's in the barrel is then CO2 which will keep the beer from oxydising.

If the CO2 is heavier than air won't it be in contact with the beer and thus protect it from oxydisation :?:
 
I bottled my wherry 4 weeks ago. It tastes superb! I tried a couple of bottles in between and it was good after about 2wks but if you can, wait at least a month as it is now superb!! Trouble is I only a few bottles left :rofl:

Must learn to be patient ;) :nah:
 
Craven Brewer said:
fbsf said:
After about a week to two weeks in a warmish (20C) place, it will expand the barrel - carefully unscrew the barrel lid a little to allow about 1-2 seconds of gas out - as CO2 is heavier than air, the normal air will be forced upwards, meaning all that's in the barrel is then CO2 which will keep the beer from oxydising.

If the CO2 is heavier than air won't it be in contact with the beer and thus protect it from oxydisation :?:

It will, if left unmoved. Move the barrel for any reason and the air can mix. If it's only CO2 in there, the possibility for oxidation goes away. :thumb:
 
It's been stuck on 1.012 for the last 2-3 days but will be leaving it till just over the 2 weeks as I won't have any free time to sort it before then.
Will follow the advice on the priming, and I have a gas injector cap and have bulbs to use with it.
As I'm asking advice does anyone know where I can get a little bottler from looked online and the postage cost the same as the bottler.
Thanks again
Rhys
 
Rwilts said:
Last week i moved my Wherry into a clean FV after two weeks. This seemed to kick off the fermentation again and on Saturday when bottled it was 1012.

Added benefit of being very clear and i could bottle to the last drop :cheers:


Sadly I don't have a second FV :( so will just have to let it settle.
But then again if its going in the pressure barrel I'm sure I will be ok to let it settle down in there.

I already have a list for Santa of all the new kit I want :thumb: let's just hope I have been a good boy this year :pray:
 
I started this kit yesterday, as my first ever brew.

Though I followed the instructions to the best of my ability it seems so much could go wrong. Was everything properly sterilised and was it rinsed thoroughly, was everything mixed well enough, is it sitting at the correct temperature, is the airlock secure, etc. With no experience its difficult to tell if I done it all to the right standard, but I will be patient. Overall I do think it was a fairly simple process and a good kit for first timer brews.

Another thing I noticed is all the conflicting instruction (though I realise that the brewing process has many different variables) for example the youngsubrew steriliser says (on the paper) it should be left for 20 minutes and (on the tub) 10 minutes and Woodforde's say 30 minutes. Then theres the length of time to leave it in the FV...

And I have a question, can the tap be removed from the 5 gallon pressure barrel, for sterilising purposes?
 
The tap can be removed but remember to lube it well when you put it back on. It's a good kit that doesn't need to messed with, cuts out the chance of human error.
My wherry has stop now with a consistent fg of 1012. Can't wait till Sunday when I will have some time to put it in my pressure barrel. I'm all excited cant wait for my drink now :)
 
Well having said i would not buy any more kits for a while, i caved today and picked up another Wherry from Wilco. I havent even tried my first batch yet but it looks great and for £15 i could not resist. :thumb:
 
Will12283 said:
The tap can be removed but remember to lube it well when you put it back on. It's a good kit that doesn't need to messed with, cuts out the chance of human error.

Thanks. I presume I can leave it attached when sterilising, I will just run the liquid through the tap and rinse? Just for the purpose of cleaning it thoroughly when the beer has been emptied I ask.


£15 sounds like a good price for the kit.
 
I will be cleaning mine out tomorrow and will take the tap off for it.
When I sterilise it I will have the tap back on it and let it sit in the barrel for a bit tune run it through the tap. When I put it back together properly I will make sure I lube it up well.
£15 is very cheap for a 2 can kit and it's so easy to do can't wait to drink it
 
Well it's in the pressure barrel just have to wait now :( I hate waiting lol.
I was very good as well made sure I didn't try any of it will just have to wait the 6 weeks.
 
Started my Wherry off yesterday evening, shes foaming like a good-un now! can't decide to bottle or keg now! :hmm:
 
Just moved my Wherry in to the outside toilet to condition and couldn't help having a little taste. Well I wasn't disappointed loving it. Can't wait till 4 weeks time when I can have more than just a taster. Even tempted to get another one on the go.
 
I transfered a batch of Wherry to a pressurised keg. I added the recommended amount of sugar, as per the instructions. It's sitting in a cool room at 18°C.

My questions are:
1) Do I need to add CO2 to create the protective layer now? (Or will the sugar provide that?)
or
2) Do I need to add CO2 when I take the first of the beer and then continue adding each time I do?

and

1) Is adding the CO2 purely to keep it from deteriorating?
or
2) Does it mix with the beer to give it fizz as well?

Thanks!
P.S. I have searched but haven't been able to come up with the answers.
 

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