Beer kits in a can…. Anyone else?

[Bagarge]

Hey guys,

So this is just to rant slightly and to see if anyone had the same thoughts on a small problem i ran into…

The instructions (and common sense) say to warm the can of liquid extract in warm water to increase the viscosity of the extract. Fine.

But has anybody had a problem with the glue from the label become a sticky sloppy mess of glue and label? Im worried some ended up in my brew and its bugging me

 

[fluketamer]

hi,

i always soak the can in warm water then the label comes off very easily. the patches and bits of glue left you can then scrub off a little. i dunk it back in the warm water for a few minutes then before pouring it i wipe down the outrside of the can to dry it off very well so no liquid or anything from the out side of the can gets in there.

not a lot of kit brewers here in the states. its not as popular here because there isnt enough turn over so kits arent as fresh so its not as popular so theres not enough turn over so the kits............

the sister thread has tons of kits discussion

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/forums/beer-kit-brewing-discussion.76/

 

[Bagarge]

hi,

i always soak the can in warm water then the label comes off very easily. the patches and bits of glue left you can then scrub off a little. i dunk it back in the warm water for a few minutes then before pouring it i wipe down the outrside of the can to dry it off very well so no liquid or anything from the out side of the can gets in there.

not a lot of kit brewers here in the states. its not as popular here because there isnt enough turn over so kits arent as fresh so its not as popular so theres not enough turn over so the kits............

the sister thread has tons of kits discussion

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/forums/beer-kit-brewing-discussion.76/

Yeah that technique makes sense. Cant believe there is no warning on the kit…. Im moving into biab brewing now but just getting through these few kits i have…

Here in europe they are quite popular, its much cheaper than pints in the pub or in the shops. I like the kits they are super easy and the beer is pretty damn good. First time i have run into this sticky glue issue though hahaha! Makes sense, just a little warning on the kit would have been handy

 

[Bagarge]

For some reason, it also says it makes 15 litres of beer but the actual instructions add up to 14 litres of beer.
In my experience i loose about 3 quarters of a litre to checking the S.G and a bit from not being able to siphon the last bit out…
Cant wait to get to BIAB grain brewing

 

[fluketamer]

what kit are you using i have never seen a 14 or 15 liter kit?

for starting specific gravity a refractometer is less than 20$ and uses only a few drops of wort.

once fermentation starts they are not accurate for checking gravity unless using a conversion calulator.

but great for the start much easier than traditional hydrometer and much less wort usage.

an ispindel is a little more (about60$) but can be used to measure both starting gravity and gravity during fermentaiton. it wastes zero beer.

if you really dont like wasting wort to trub in the kettle, you can just dump the whole kettle into the fermenter that trub wont hurt fermentation at all.

i stopped doing that cause i am convinced my final product is clearer when i leave behind the trub but its prolly in my head,

biab does make very good beer

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Or take just one 5 oz sample (taken the day after pitching the yeast), let the beer finish fermenting, then measure FG.

Details can be found here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/first-brew-in-5-years-i-have-questions.730724/#post-10333233

Hydrometer sample tubes are about $4.00.

So, ( ) why 'waste' money on digital devices that are hard to dispose of, require batteries, often fail to work in the presence of trub, often fail to connect to other digital devices, etc. Do you really want to be an IT integration specialist in your spare time? Or would you rather 'invest' 5 oz of wort to get an accurate FG reading, first time, every time?

 

[Bagarge]

what kit are you using i have never seen a 14 or 15 liter kit?

for starting specific gravity a refractometer is less than 20$ and uses only a few drops of wort.

once fermentation starts they are not accurate for checking gravity unless using a conversion calulator.

but great for the start much easier than traditional hydrometer and much less wort usage.

an ispindel is a little more (about60$) but can be used to measure both starting gravity and gravity during fermentaiton. it wastes zero beer.

if you really dont like wasting wort to trub in the kettle, you can just dump the whole kettle into the fermenter that trub wont hurt fermentation at all.

i stopped doing that cause i am convinced my final product is clearer when i leave behind the trub but its prolly in my head,

biab does make very good beer

https://www.geterbrewed.com/beer-kits/brewferm-beer-kits/

Brewferm kits are usually 15/20liters depending on the style of beer. Great kits in my opinion!

I dont mind the 200ml i use to check the gravity with a hydrometer. I only check twice usually, at the start and end of fermentation. Always hit my target FG. I do drink it so its not a waste hahaha!

 

[jerrylotto]

Just put the bottle/can of extract into a plastic bag before you submerse it in warm water. And warming should decrease the viscosity, not increase it.