Brupak's "Almondbury Old" ale, 40 pint kit
Additional ingredients: 1kg Ritchie's glucose powder
Start date: 18/01/2009
Time to pitch: c. 2 hours
Pitch temperature: 20 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.044
Gravity, 21/01/09: 1.016
Gravity, 23/01/09: 1.012
Gravity, 24/01/09: 1.011, as far as I can tell
Gravity, 26/01/09: 1.010
Gravity, 27/01/09: 1.010
Bottling date: 28/01/09
Total volume: 40 pints
Samson's "Newkie Brown" beer, 40 pint kit
Additional ingredients: 1kg Ritchie's glucose powder
Start date: 18/01/2009
Time to pitch: c. 2 hours
Pitch temperature: 20 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.044
Gravity, 21/01/09: 1.016
Gravity, 23/01/09: 1.012
Gravity, 24/01/09: 1.011, as far as I can tell
Gravity, 26/01/09: 1.010
Gravity, 27/01/09: 1.010
Bottling date: 28/01/09
Total volume: 40 pints
Sheraton's "Rich red" wine, 1 gallon kit
Additional ingredients: 800g sugar
Start date: 01/02/2009
Time to pitch: < 2 hours
Pitch temperature: 22 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.090
Final gravity (15/02): 0.994
Bottling date: 25/02/09, I think. Into a wine box!
Total volume: not measured
First taste: 14/03/09. Light, fruity and very sweet. Acidic smell, pale colour. No off flavours or contaminated notes; generally pleasant though not to all tastes due to the sweetness!
Munton's "Pilsner" beer, 40 pint kit
Additional ingredients: None
Start date: 01/03/2009
Time to pitch: c. 2 hours
Pitch temperature: 24 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.044
Racked into secondary fermenter: 08/03/2009
Gravity, 08/03/09: 1.020 (I think!)
Gravity, 12/03/09: 1.015
Gravity, 24/03/09: 1.013
Bottling date: 25/04/09
Total volume: 39 pints
Beaverdale "Cabernet Sauvignon" wine, 1 gallon kit
Additional ingredients: None
Start date: 04/03/2009
Pitch temperature: 22 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.080
Gravity, 27/03/09: 0.995 - Stabilised
Bottling date: 18/04/09
Total volume: 6 bottles
Sheraton's "Best Bitter", 40 pint kit
Additional ingredients: Beer enhancer
Start date: 25/04/2009
Pitch temperature: 24 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.044
Gravity, 25/04/2009: 1.018
Gravity, 02/05/2009: 1.015
Gravity, 07/05/2009: 1.014
Gravity, 17/05/2009: 1.013
Bottling date:
Total volume:
Dandelion wine
recipe here.
Start date: 25/04/2009
Into demijohn: 25/04/2009
Demijohn gravity: 1.100
Gravity
Bottling date:
Total volume:
Burton Bridge "Summer Ale", 40 pint kit
Additional ingredients: Spraymalt, I think
Start date: c.15/06/2009
Starting gravity: 1.039
Bottling gravity: 1.014
Total volume: 39 pints
Brewferm "Abdij", 19 pint kit
Additional ingredients: Dark spraymalt
Start date: c.15/06/2009
Starting gravity: 1.072
Bottling gravity: 1.030 (keg)
1.014 (bottles)
Total volume: 18.5 pints
Brupaks "Scammonden dark", 40 pint kit
Additional ingredients: Spraymalt, I think
Start date: 23/08/2009
Pitch temperature: 24 degrees C
Starting gravity: 1.039
Gravity, 08/09/2009: 1.014
Bottling gravity: 1.014
Total volume: 39 pints
Elderberry wine
recipe here.
Start date: 31/08/04/2009
Yeast pitched: c.04/09/2009
Into demijohn: 13/09/09
Demijohn gravity: Not recorded
First racking: 04/10/09
Gravity: 0.997
Bottling date:
Total volume:
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