JoeWebDesigner
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Hi, my son and I have had a go at making our first ever home brew stout from a Wilko kit called "Artisan Brewing Chocomeister Premium Stout Kit".
It was an impulse buy in the shop as I had bren thinking for a couple of years about doing it, but never got round to it. So I read the reviews onnthe kit which were all. very good, and a couple suggested that to improve the beer add 500g of Medium Spray Malt mix 650g of Brewers Sugar instead of just 1000g of brewers sugar.
So I bought a 500g bag of Medium spray Malt and a 1000g bag of brewers sugar, and added just over half of the sugar with the spray malt to the mix.
We careful sterilised the new fermentation bucket and lid (after poking a small hole in the solid lid to prevent explosions) and the long metal spoon in boiling water before we started. Then we were made it last night in the kitchen.
At first (last night) there was loads of froth on the top of the mix and we sprinkled the packet yeast that came in the kit on top of the froth. Then I carried the whole lot upstairs to my office, leaving the clicked shut on one side and with an upside down clean coffee cup over the small hole to allow any venting. (we have never done it before and didnt know if the froth would grow fast or not).
Some of the froth with the yeast on, got slopped against the inside of the lid as I was carrying it. I was worried about that effecting the process, but didnt want to open the bucket and interfere for risk of contamination.
This afternoon I noticed that the liquid through the side ion the bucket is still all dark, but the froth has all vanished, there seems to be just a tiny layer over the top of theigquid as far as I can see.
Is this right, or has it just died?
Should I buy another packet of yeast and sprinkle it on top, would this salvage it?
Im a bit worried as it was expensive and I need it to be a success.
It was an impulse buy in the shop as I had bren thinking for a couple of years about doing it, but never got round to it. So I read the reviews onnthe kit which were all. very good, and a couple suggested that to improve the beer add 500g of Medium Spray Malt mix 650g of Brewers Sugar instead of just 1000g of brewers sugar.
So I bought a 500g bag of Medium spray Malt and a 1000g bag of brewers sugar, and added just over half of the sugar with the spray malt to the mix.
We careful sterilised the new fermentation bucket and lid (after poking a small hole in the solid lid to prevent explosions) and the long metal spoon in boiling water before we started. Then we were made it last night in the kitchen.
At first (last night) there was loads of froth on the top of the mix and we sprinkled the packet yeast that came in the kit on top of the froth. Then I carried the whole lot upstairs to my office, leaving the clicked shut on one side and with an upside down clean coffee cup over the small hole to allow any venting. (we have never done it before and didnt know if the froth would grow fast or not).
Some of the froth with the yeast on, got slopped against the inside of the lid as I was carrying it. I was worried about that effecting the process, but didnt want to open the bucket and interfere for risk of contamination.
This afternoon I noticed that the liquid through the side ion the bucket is still all dark, but the froth has all vanished, there seems to be just a tiny layer over the top of theigquid as far as I can see.
Is this right, or has it just died?
Should I buy another packet of yeast and sprinkle it on top, would this salvage it?
Im a bit worried as it was expensive and I need it to be a success.