Brupaks Black Moor Stout

[Danny(00833827)]

I think so far i had been trying to run before i could walk and messing up some things. So this time i went for a "by the instructions book" brew and just did exactly as it said on the tin. Or tins in this case. This kit seems to be a little step up from the single Coopers/Geordie/Youngs kits i had been doing. This kit has two cans, no other fermentables required - two 'teabags'; hops and steeping grains.

So I followed the instructions to the letter, got the wort a couple of degrees under the max pitching temp and the room its fermenting in is at 19 degrees - bang in the middle of the recommended range of 18-20. Checked this morning and the airlock is bubbling away frequently.

Have high hopes for this one!

[LordEoin]

Brupaks make lovely beer. A bit more expensive, and many of their kits make smaller amounts, but well worth it

[johnrm]

Good on ya 00833827.
Btw, what's with the 008...? Are you related to James Bond?
You can change your forum name to something more memorable like 'James Bonds Brother' You know. 

[Danny(00833827)]

no particular reason behind it to be honest - yeah maybe i better go with something a bit more identifiable -

[LordEoin]

i like your name. it's unique!

[Danny(00833827)]

bottled this last night - i am already well over the novelty of bottling, its now a pain - this time i ran out of caps but had a few corks to finish the job. Also had a few 750 swing tops which are a godsend! will def being keeping an eye for anything that has a swingy top. Had a taste, and i think its a good job. looking forward to trying this - might be a bit of a rush but will chance one on Sunday night. I hope paying attention to the temps all along the way helped - but for next time, i have a fridge and an STC1000 - so am well prepared.

That next time i hope will be this weekend - i have an extract kit from HBC - Munich Helles - so besides the preparation of the wort being a lot more involved than the beer kits i have been doing up till now, the fermentation process will be less forgiving as far as i can tell - so the fermentation fridge will be a requirement -

[Metattron]

This:

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/metal-strap-for-fliptop-caps-10-pcs-p-1506.html

plus this:
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/flip-top-closure-white-rubber-single-p-1505.html

and make your own swing tops.  I bough a bunch of them and put them on ordinary bottles.  I think they used to be cheaper though...

[LordEoin]

I got a large stash of nice bottles recently and was thinking about these flip-top conversions. Are they good? ie do they have a good seal and life

[Metattron]

They're ok, not too pretty.  A bastard to put on some of them.  Seem to be a good seal and I've reused them a bunch of times now without problems.  Try a few and see how you go.

[LordEoin]

I got a haul of fancy 750ml beer bottles recently, so I might give these flip-top conversions a try