Recent content by TomSellers

That seems to be the widely accepted advice, and it may well be correct. I was just hoping to see something supporting that is not opinion based. Also, is there an assumption that all these kits are hopped, or just a few select kits?

All LME (and DME) is boiled in the manufacture process. During this process, after the wort is lautered, it is boiled. Then, after that step, it is concentrated (typically via vacuum evaporation). Nothing new about this process. Here is an old historic stock image lifted from Alamy of some...

That's good to know, I'm sure that will help many with their decisions, thanks for the head's up!

American IPA I also used: steeped grains DME additional hops

Just a reminder for anyone who may be allergic to artificial sweeteners (Acesulfame potassium, some individuals may be sensitive or allergic to acesulfame potassium), or sulphites, read the ingredients list on the cider kits so you are aware of what you are getting. One study from PubMed...

Just wondering why that is? The other LME I have purchased in the past from OBK all have a one hour boil (post steeping of any grains) in the linked recipes. I asked AI to chime in on this, and they said:

Your idea of using a razor is spot on and I probably would not have thought of that going forward to the other 4 pouches. That is good to know. So using the razor technique, I opened the outer pouch (with a dull razor) on the lager and found a packet called "beer yeast/104601". This is distinct...

Thanks for the feedback, I will definitely check that out.

Thanks for the clarification! I guess I got thrown off as the pouches' instructions on the back panel seemed to portray the kit as being enclosed in a cylindrical container of some sort. I just cut the top off the 'Red Ale' pouch and indeed found the yeast and probably a bag of hops inside...

I just had a thought. Could the missing yeast be inside the pouch of LME. EG: a yeast packet just floating around in the syrup? (that would be quite a mess). Clearly I did not open the pouch because if I could not brew right away, it would not make sense to have an open pouch of LME that is...

My order contained the following items: 5 pouches of LME 5 packets of yeast Although the note says, "we are sending the correct coded yeast if you wish to replace it with the one in this pack with accurate coding", there was no other yeast that could be replaced. I assume that the intent was to...

Just a head's up. I just got my order of 2 Ale kits and 3 Lager last Tuesday. I also got 5 yeast packets and the note, same as above. Only problem is although I ordered 3 Lager kits, all my yeast packets were Ale yeast, 'high performance ale yeast' (LaBrew Premium Series, Lallemand). I emailed...

The chamber is triggered by the temperature that the Pill reports, which is the beers temperature. Looks like it is working as intended.

After having this problem at 10psi or less, I bought a Kegland flow restrictor for my corny keg. (Curiously the same problem does not seem to over-foam when I dispense direct out of the All Rounder when it has 10 PSI.) The flow restrictor does limit the flow rate, but the foam remains a problem...

Just to clarify, 2.4 is not a measurement of the power, it is the frequency. Both the 2.4 and 5 use the same power. Although this will not apply to your circumstances because as already pointed out, the iSpindel only uses 2.4: just as an aside, when it comes to the ability to penetrate metal...