Home Brew Questions

[Dovydaitis]

Wilkos stuff is pretty decent

 

[TopCat]

I used more yeast for this latest batch of turbo cider. Plus a yeast enhancer or nutrient I think, I was a bit pissed. It's fizzing away merrily.

 

[Pickman's model]

Wilkos stuff is pretty decent

it's also cheap because they use prison labour.

 

[TopCat]

Oh dear.

 

[TopCat]

Just did a bottle run, three fucking Magners bottles only.

 

[TopCat]

I just ordered 100 pint bottles for £43 inc delivery. I feel this is a bit of a waste of money but this bottle collecting is a dire job, fishing in bins is well shit.

 

[TopCat]

My aim stated in the OP of making some cheap beer has gone up the swanney. I HAVE to brew 100's of pints a year to make this investment worthwhile. I HAVE to.

 

[Addy]

it's also cheap because they use prison labour.

You will find that most of the Wilko's Own Brand beer & wine kits are actually Muntons & Youngs

Not sure where the prisoners get involved

 

[Pickman's model]

You will find that most of the Wilko's Own Brand beer & wine kits are actually Muntons & Youngs

Not sure where the prisoners get involved

you've not used google for it then

 

[Pickman's model]

http://www.againstprisonslavery.org/hmps_list.html

 

[Addy]

http://www.againstprisonslavery.org/hmps_list.html

I still cannot see Muntons or Youngs in that list

 

[Pickman's model]

I still cannot see Muntons or Youngs in that list

grand. but by buying from wilkos you support their continuing use of prison slave labour. get the gear from muntons not wilkos.

 

[Dovydaitis]

OK I'll bite. Employment in prison gives people the chance to have something for their CV when they get out. The cat C that I worked in gave the inmate the choice of working or education. The wages are not great but you don't exactly need to be on minimum wage. Now I am someone who does stick up for prisoners rights but people get sent down for a reason, they cannot expect it to be the same on the in as it is on the out.

I will still be buying from Wilkos, most of my clients shop in Wilkos and of those half have been inside. They have no problems shopping in Wilkos.

 

[Addy]

I see it as i'm getting a little bit of my tax back that contributes towards keeping those inmates with a roof, food and minimal luxuries when I shop at Wilko's

Some of those cnuts don't deserve that, but it would be wrong to tar them all with the same brush.

 

[Dovydaitis]

I bloody love wilkos!

But anyway, got some bottles that need cleaning

 

[friedaweed]

I always hoped that someone would be stupid enough to allow teh crims the opportunity of handling and packaging homebrew products

 

[TopCat]

I left the cider in the bottle for all of a week before trying it. Nice fizz, clear but has a slight yeast tang to it. Will this tang dissipate over time? The booze content seems high, my head felt so this morning anyway.

 

[Dovydaitis]

Mine has a yeasty tang too, never sussed how to get rid of it either

 

[Dovydaitis]

Mine has a yeasty tang too, never sussed how to get rid of it either

UPDATE
just opened one I found from oct 2012 that I've had in the fridge the last week and it is going down a total treat!

 

[TopCat]

Y

UPDATE
just opened one I found from oct 2012 that I've had in the fridge the last week and it is going down a total treat!

yeasty tang gone?

 

[Dovydaitis]

Y

yeasty tang gone?

It had, the trick seems to be hide them and it gets better

 

[TopCat]

I better brew more if I have to leave them for months.

 

[TopCat]

It's a wonderful alchemy that takes place. Similar to baking bread. I love it.

 

[fractionMan]

Stuck on 40 points of bitter yesterday but it's not doing anything. To cold? Dead yeast?

 

[TopCat]

Stuck on 40 points of bitter yesterday but it's not doing anything. To cold? Dead yeast?

Maybe too cold. Stick the fermenter bucket in a bath of warm water for 30 mins. This should kick start it. I started 40 pints of pear cider yesterday and mine has not started bubbling yet.

 

[TopCat]

Just racked off the pear cider from the trub. This summer will be drunken.

 

[mr steev]

I better brew more if I have to leave them for months.

This is a must - both wine and cider really benefit from being left for at least 12 months ideally ime. The best way to ensure this is to brew more than you can get through in that time

 

[TopCat]

I hear you. Does beer improve if left for a few months in the bottle?

 

[mr steev]

I hear you. Does beer improve if left for a few months in the bottle?

Yes, definitely. But it only needs a 2 or 3 months unlike cider and wine which will carry on getting better for a few years or longer depending on the variety.

 

[TopCat]

I need to brew a lot more then if I am to have the benefit of mature beer/cider/wine.