So, I was putting in an order for my first lager. Ingedients came to £13 for a 2gl batch.... but as it was over 1kg, shipping was £5.95. Then a light bulb lit up and I realised I'd be sitting at the PC in a weeks time ordering my next 5gl batch (circa £25) and another £6 to £10 shipping.
So I checked their shipping rates and sure enough 2kg up to 20kg is flat rate £10. So I started filling up 20Kg of brewing stuff.
* 6Kg Light DME
* 3 Coopers Draught hopped LME tins.
* 1 Youngs bitter hopped LME tin (I'll try this with just 1kg DME).
* 1Kg of Crystal 80-140 EBC
* 500g Carapils 3-5 EBC (for the lager)
* 2 Nottingham Ale Yeast pkts
* 2 Saflager S-23 Lager yeast pkts
Pairing all that off into recipes:
1. 5gl Coopers Draught + 1Kg DME + 500g Crystal + Nottingham Yst (EKGs / Willamette / Saaz)
2. 5gl Coopers Draught + 1Kg DME + 500g Crystal + Nottingham Yst (EKGs / Willamette / Saaz)
3. 5gl Coopers Draught + 1Kg DME + 500g Crystal + Nottingham Yst (EKGs / Willamette / Saaz)
4. 5gl Youngs Bitter + 1Kg DME
5. 2gl lager 1Kg DME + 200g Carapils + S-23 Yeast (Saaz)
6. 2gl lager 1Kg DME + 200g Carapils + S-23 Yeast (Saaz)
6 Batches and I'm only short a few hops, using left over EKGs, Willamette and the new Saaz are for the larger. At 100g a packet, hops are cheap shipping. When I get used to hops and what I like, I can by 500g packs and keep them in the freezer.
That should keep my primaries full for 2 months at least.
So I checked their shipping rates and sure enough 2kg up to 20kg is flat rate £10. So I started filling up 20Kg of brewing stuff.
* 6Kg Light DME
* 3 Coopers Draught hopped LME tins.
* 1 Youngs bitter hopped LME tin (I'll try this with just 1kg DME).
* 1Kg of Crystal 80-140 EBC
* 500g Carapils 3-5 EBC (for the lager)
* 2 Nottingham Ale Yeast pkts
* 2 Saflager S-23 Lager yeast pkts
Pairing all that off into recipes:
1. 5gl Coopers Draught + 1Kg DME + 500g Crystal + Nottingham Yst (EKGs / Willamette / Saaz)
2. 5gl Coopers Draught + 1Kg DME + 500g Crystal + Nottingham Yst (EKGs / Willamette / Saaz)
3. 5gl Coopers Draught + 1Kg DME + 500g Crystal + Nottingham Yst (EKGs / Willamette / Saaz)
4. 5gl Youngs Bitter + 1Kg DME
5. 2gl lager 1Kg DME + 200g Carapils + S-23 Yeast (Saaz)
6. 2gl lager 1Kg DME + 200g Carapils + S-23 Yeast (Saaz)
6 Batches and I'm only short a few hops, using left over EKGs, Willamette and the new Saaz are for the larger. At 100g a packet, hops are cheap shipping. When I get used to hops and what I like, I can by 500g packs and keep them in the freezer.
That should keep my primaries full for 2 months at least.