Q's Re: Paddock Wood ReadyBrew 23L Wort Kit

[jappler]

I'm just getting in to the world of homebrewing and this is my 2nd kit. 1st kit I did was a Brewhouse Cerveza, a 15L wort bag which you add 8L of water to.

This Paddock Wood kit is 23L of wort, all you do is add yeast. It came with a Wyeast smack pack.

My question is regarding the instructions and whether I can deviate from them. The instructions tell you to put the wort in a plastic primary, with a snap tight lid and an airlock and basically leave it there for 10-14 days. No gravity readings, nothing. Then to bottle it after the 14 days.

My question is, after the 14 days can I store it in a carboy with an airlock to age? Should I rack it to the carboy before the 14 days is up?

Thanks!

 

[IkeKrizzule]

Advice is basically correct. You could leave a bit longer just in the bucket with no adverse effects, and I probably would give it 3 to be sure, but it will probably be done fermenting after that first week and the remaining time is to give the yeast time to clean up and the yeast to floc out.

Good luck. Welcome to a fellow saskatoon brewer.


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[CRZ]

How did this turn out for you?
My LBS is making a switch from Brewhouse to the Readybrew by Paddock wood brewing. I've heard good reviews from this brewery. I just started a American Red Ale. I was also reading the instructions on leaving the beer in primary for 14 days no need to rack. Yet the Brewhouse kit says to rack to carboy after 3-5 days. Whatever it just made making beer easier with one less racking.

 

[jappler]

I've done a bunch more kits since then and disregard the instructions completely. I've read a bunch on the forum here and follow the same steps for all of the kits I've done. I've only done wort in a bag kits as I want to concentrate on the process of fermentation and get it down. This Red Ale kit was good but it could have been better.

I don't transfer to a secondary at all anymore. So many on here have done away with it. Even if I dry hop I'll throw them right into the primary after fermentation is complete. Keep it in the primary until the gravity reading is consistent for a few days then rack to a bottling bucket or a keg.

Just finished a Brewhouse Pale Ale kit and I'd say it's the best beer I've made yet. The most important addition to my process? Temperature control. Scored an old fridge and built my own dual stage temp controller with an STC-1000. I think its made a huge difference over just letting the temperatures run wild. Also made a yeast starter for the first time.

I'm thinking of grabbing a Paddock Wood kit as my next attempt. They're just a bit pricey.

 

[CRZ]

Thanks!
Yeah a bit more pricy but I was hoping for a better flavor trade off. At least with the Readybrew I'm getting my feet wet with the smackpacs. I bet if I did a starter with the Brewhouse kits it would make a flavor difference. I find Brewhouse kits somewhat tastes the same. I'm guessing it's the yeast as they all use the same kind.