tom caxton instructions?

[stephent]

i have a Tom Caxton Yorkshire bitter kit in the FV and i have lost the f'in instructions.

Gravity is down to 1010, so almost time to bottle or keg.

Never done a bitter before, so i'd like some advice now please.

Where do i go from here? Add finnings? Prime bottles at all?

Thanks

 

[Sean_Mc]

If its at 1010 for the last three days Stephent I'd bottle and prime mate. I have the instructions for a Tom Caxton real ale from my note book, which is the same instruction, but I would place in a warm room for at least seven days not two as per instructions, but I do like a fizz in my beer. Then in a cool place for three weeks

Hope the scan has worked

Sean

 

[stephent]

Scan has worked, thanks alot mate.

Do you add finings to your bitter at all?

If you ad sugar and prime the bottles wont the bitter become fizzy like lager?

 

[corby_brewer]

If you ad sugar and prime the bottles wont the bitter become fizzy like lager?

No mate it wont be fizzy, just prime with 1/2 teaspoon full of normal sugar.

 

[rickthebrew]

I wouldn`t bother adding finings to a kit brew - if you do though they may take a little longer to condition as there will be less yeast in suspension to convert your priming sugar into CO2 :thumb:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Glad the scan worked, I checked later when in work and it wasn't coming up

: Sean

 

[periolus]

Glad I found this post! I just went to do my Caxton's kit (the previous attempt went wrong) and found that some pikey b**tard has taken the instructions, yeast and hop sachet from under the lid!! Is the hop sachet that important - it would have been nice, I guess, but now I have made my yeast starter from Nottingham yeast - which fortunately I had in - I want to get it on tonight.

HOW PIKEY IS THAT - NICKING THE BITS FROM A BEER KIT!!

 

[happyhoppytaff]

i am drinking my first tom caxton kit. i am impressed. it is really lovely and clear so no need for finings i would say, unless you can see it is very murky.

i bottled at 1.009 using 1/2tsp of sugar per bottle. i put it on the warm landing for 6 days and then checked it. it is fizzy enough for me. (i have a half pint glass of it in front of me now. i am down to the last 1/2 inch in the glass and it still has a slight head.)

this is a really bloody lovely brew.


i have another tomcaxton in the tub which i will bottle on sunday most probably-it should be ready by saturday but 6nations is on ;-)