Hi All
First time poster here.
I have just made an all grain kit of beer after using tin Kits before, and was wondering what I can use to bypass the temperature controlled Mashing, I found it a real pain in the butt.
I got a kit the "Hawkshead All Grain Lakeland Gold Golden Ale Beer Starter Kit" as I didn't have all the equipment I needed. The mashing is the bit I want to avoid next time.
I don't mind the boiling part with the hops but the mashing made me feel very nervous and I almost burnt my hand while sparging, I think that's the right term, yeah I'm a noob. :lol:
I know it will affect the taste of the beer, hopefully not too much, but I want to brew 1 gallon batches and all the tins kits I see are 5 gallon.
I wanted to get more involved with the brewing process and not just empty packets and tins into a fermenting bin but I need some middle ground where I can adjust the taste before probably going back to all grain in the future.
I don't know that much about brewing but from what I have seen I can use DME or LME and was wondering if there's anything else.
Thanks for any info you can give me.
Tim.
PS Has anyone tried these? http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-starter-kits/victors-peach-and-blood-orange-cider-20-pint/invt/0440200
First time poster here.
I have just made an all grain kit of beer after using tin Kits before, and was wondering what I can use to bypass the temperature controlled Mashing, I found it a real pain in the butt.
I got a kit the "Hawkshead All Grain Lakeland Gold Golden Ale Beer Starter Kit" as I didn't have all the equipment I needed. The mashing is the bit I want to avoid next time.
I don't mind the boiling part with the hops but the mashing made me feel very nervous and I almost burnt my hand while sparging, I think that's the right term, yeah I'm a noob. :lol:
I know it will affect the taste of the beer, hopefully not too much, but I want to brew 1 gallon batches and all the tins kits I see are 5 gallon.
I wanted to get more involved with the brewing process and not just empty packets and tins into a fermenting bin but I need some middle ground where I can adjust the taste before probably going back to all grain in the future.
I don't know that much about brewing but from what I have seen I can use DME or LME and was wondering if there's anything else.
Thanks for any info you can give me.
Tim.
PS Has anyone tried these? http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-starter-kits/victors-peach-and-blood-orange-cider-20-pint/invt/0440200