Thanks for the reply. One feature I've noticed is the extract kits seem to be different from ones I've bought in the US. Specifically, the UK kits don't require steeping of grains and boil before adding the malt extract in the brewkettle. They go straight into the fermenter with the boiling...
Hi all, I live abroad and have a friend visiting the UK. I can have some extract recipe kits ordered and shipped to be brought back but have zero experience with shops in the UK. Any advice or recommendations to look for there?
Thanks in advance!
Short answer is I don't. Slightly longer answer is we have aircons in each room and I just place it in the one closest to the temp I want. Nothing fancy...
I bought one recently and just went through to bottling. Gotta say I love the thing! All the points you list above and a few more I discovered during use. I circled around in the same loop for a while and finally pulled the trigger. Glad I did.
I'm currently fermenting a DIPA of 5 gallons inside a Deep Woods 7gal cavern. No airlock activity that I can speak of. After two days I opened it up and had nice bubbling with good krausen cake. Resealed and waited another two days before taking a sample and noticing it had gone from 1.070 to...
I've been brewing for several months now and have a few batches under my belt. I got in to the hobby since I knew I might get another overseas posting and didn't want to get caught without access to good beer. Any other brewers out there living in Astana or have experience?
Jeff