In this month's newsletter you saw that George is now stocking the RJ Spagnols BrewHouse beer kits. This product is different than the concentrated Winexpert Barons kits many of have made.
The RJ Spagnols BrewHouse kitsdo make 6 gallons of beer and therefore you should use a 7.9 gal primary and not a 6.5 gal and of course you need an 6 gal carboy.
The RJS BrewHouse kits are made using a true all grain process and no adjuncts or additives, sugars or malt extract are used.Thekit contains 15L of wort that is made with less water during processing and has a SG of 1.070-1.080. The sweet wort is not concentrated after it has been boiled with the correct amount of hops added. With no vacuum concentration the product is free from browning which is called 'The Maillard Process'.
The wort is adjusted to a lower pH with food grade phosphoric acid for stability during it's ~9 month shelf life. The wort included in the kit is adjusted with potassium bicarbonate and water by the user to bring the pH andspecific gravity back into the proper range before fermentation. Also included in the kit is the correct amount of corn sugar (dextrose) for priming the beer before bottling.
The phosphoric acid used is the same food acid that makes Coca-Cola™ and other soft drinks tangy. Before adjusting the wort has a higher pH than Coke and roughly half the acidity of orange juice. Potassium bicarbonate is nothing more than baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)without the sodium.
RJS also provides tested recipes and other techniques on it's websiteon how to modify the kits into a beer that is truly special or suits your personal taste. You have many options when using this product and this time the manufacturer actually encourages you to experiment with their product!
http://www.thebrewhouse.com/index.htm
I have one kit in process now and right out of the gate I chose to modify it from the original with less water and different yeast. I did this because I had a liquid yeast (White Labs Dry English Ale #WLP007) at the house I needed to use. The kit I used is the "Pale Ale" and on advice from the RJS website I added only 4L of water to make 5gals of Old English Ale. The Dry English Ale yeast has a higher attenuation and should work well with the higher starting SG since I used only 4L of water.
I hope this helps folks understand a bit more about this product and I look forward to making many more of these kits in the future.
Edited by: masta
The RJ Spagnols BrewHouse kitsdo make 6 gallons of beer and therefore you should use a 7.9 gal primary and not a 6.5 gal and of course you need an 6 gal carboy.
The RJS BrewHouse kits are made using a true all grain process and no adjuncts or additives, sugars or malt extract are used.Thekit contains 15L of wort that is made with less water during processing and has a SG of 1.070-1.080. The sweet wort is not concentrated after it has been boiled with the correct amount of hops added. With no vacuum concentration the product is free from browning which is called 'The Maillard Process'.
The wort is adjusted to a lower pH with food grade phosphoric acid for stability during it's ~9 month shelf life. The wort included in the kit is adjusted with potassium bicarbonate and water by the user to bring the pH andspecific gravity back into the proper range before fermentation. Also included in the kit is the correct amount of corn sugar (dextrose) for priming the beer before bottling.
The phosphoric acid used is the same food acid that makes Coca-Cola™ and other soft drinks tangy. Before adjusting the wort has a higher pH than Coke and roughly half the acidity of orange juice. Potassium bicarbonate is nothing more than baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)without the sodium.
RJS also provides tested recipes and other techniques on it's websiteon how to modify the kits into a beer that is truly special or suits your personal taste. You have many options when using this product and this time the manufacturer actually encourages you to experiment with their product!
http://www.thebrewhouse.com/index.htm
I have one kit in process now and right out of the gate I chose to modify it from the original with less water and different yeast. I did this because I had a liquid yeast (White Labs Dry English Ale #WLP007) at the house I needed to use. The kit I used is the "Pale Ale" and on advice from the RJS website I added only 4L of water to make 5gals of Old English Ale. The Dry English Ale yeast has a higher attenuation and should work well with the higher starting SG since I used only 4L of water.
I hope this helps folks understand a bit more about this product and I look forward to making many more of these kits in the future.
Edited by: masta