Austin Home Brew Kits

[Doog_Si_Reeb]

He he... the holiday 5-pack? That's always a bad sign.

 

[kingjam]

Do the AHS extract kits tell you to use 5 gal. (full boils)??

 

[Yooper]

No, the extract & steeping grains kits I did were all 2 1/2 or 3 gallon boils, max. Top off water is added after the wort is cooled. They send really nice instructions with their kits, so it's easy to do.

 

[kingjam]

But I would rather do a full boil. Can i still do this with AHS kits and just skip the step of adding top off water???

 

[bnutting]

I believe you can. You will need to reduce any hops that you add within the first 30 minutes of the boil. Doing a full boil gives you better hops utilization. The kits from Northern Brewer have add instructions for doing a full boil along with regular instructions for doing a partial boil. So I wouldn't think that kits from AHS would be THAT different.

What I did (which may be wrong) was if it called for 1oz I put in 3/4oz or even 1/2oz.

 

[Willsellout]

I just did their summit IPA with a PM and full boil. I used hops as directed..I mean hey, it's an IPA. It came out perfect, but I've become a bit of a hophead lately so take it for what it's worth


DAn

 

[kingjam]

Iam going to do a Fat tire clone. I guess Iam going for the full boil. I may call them and see if they can tell me how to adjust

 

[neckbone]

I'm bottling their Blue Moon clone tonight. It included steeping grains, LME, priming sugar, yeast, and I ordered 6oz of surplus caps, and they upgraded that 6 to 12oz for free. Package was in my office in 3 days.

Over all, I'm very happy w/ my first order from them. I'll probably use them from now on. From my calculations, they're probably around 30% less than my LHBS, even after shipping. Plus, you can't beat their selection of clones. Dynomite!!!

 

[Beerrific]

I'm bottling their Blue Moon clone tonight. It included steeping grains, LME, priming sugar, yeast, and I ordered 6oz of surplus caps, and they upgraded that 6 to 12oz for free. Package was in my office in 3 days.

Over all, I'm very happy w/ my first order from them. I'll probably use them from now on. From my calculations, they're probably around 30% less than my LHBS, even after shipping. Plus, you can't beat their selection of clones. Dynomite!!!

Do you mind sharing the recipe? Just curious as to what was in it. I bought their Hefeweizen (#1 seller) and hopefully it will make it here by the weekend. I like their kits, they don't jack up the price, it is sometimes cheaper to buy the kit, but you don't know what it comes with.

 

[Fire_travels]

I think the price is good ...get a good yeast and do it right ...I have used a few of there kits and came out with good results!

 

[kingjam]

Is it even worth doing the full boil with an extract or are you better off just doing it like they say to doit.

 

[Fire_travels]

word...do it like they said.....unless you have beter knowege! ( I don't cause of my spelling) (""good thing I can spell..Spelling"") annnha ..anywho...they know what they are doing! ("have convidence and do your best!") I Quote....me!!

 

[z987k]

I just ordered a couple yesterday. I'll be getting the yeast at the lhbs because it's cheaper and I don't have to worry about it going bad.

 

[JnJ]

I use a lot of their kits and except for the first two or three, all have been full boils. I just cut the bittering hops in half.

 

[brewt00l]

Is it even worth doing the full boil with an extract or are you better off just doing it like they say to doit.

The part b to that question is do you have the necessary gear to do the full 5 gal boil? Brewpot with head room, burner with enough btus and a means of cooling the whole shebang. You can get great results with partials/late additions as well.

My last AHS kit was a ruination clone that I modified slightly and ran a full boil...it's been a huge hit with plenty of compliments.

 

[jdcoffman]

I bottled the AHS Fat tire clone yesterday, I can't wait to try it in a couple weeks!

 

[Willsellout]

Brewed the summit IPA of thiers...so far it kicks ass. I've been checking the readings the last couple of days so I've been able to taste it..I can tell it isn't going to last very long


Dan