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I have just bought a tin of Deliverance Extra Special Stout from my local Two C HBS it comes with a Safale s 04 yeast, no need to add sugar etc its all ready to go into the fermenter, has anyone got any comments on Deliverance kits good or otherwise.

I didn't realise that there were so many different yeasts for different brews I just assumed yeast was yeast ?

I am new to brewing into kegs, I have just finished drinking my first attempt which was a Thomas Coopers Irish Stout which was pretty good so now experimenting with a few other brands etc.

Thanks

Hope this brews got nothing to do with the movie and pigs.
Cheers BB

These kits are made by TWOC, never tried a fresh wort kit (if thats what you have), but Roy knows his stuff and I imagine that if yiu have good temperature control, you will have a nice drop.

Let us know how it turns out

I will put it in the fermenter tomorrow with a steep pack containing extra malt and hops, I need to buy some more kegs and another fermenter, I love this new hobby.
I have boiled all the water for this brew in a effort to boil off the chlorine from tap water, does anyone else bother doing this ?

The stout will not be drunk to the sound of duelling banjos

bilgerat wrote:I didn't realise that there were so many different yeasts for different brews I just assumed yeast was yeast ?

Hi bilgerat,

Yeast is one of the most-often-overlooked ingredients for new (and sometimes experienced) homebrewers, but can have a huge effect on the finished product.

To get an idea of some of the different yeasts available and the characteristics they impart to the beer the produce, check out the Wyeast yeast strain guide and yeast style guide or White Labs' homebrew yeast strain descriptions.

Even if you stick to dried yeasts, there are still options. Have a look at the Fermentis site

Happy brewing.

Cheers,

Oliver

Choosing yeast, like the rest of it I suppose, becomes good fun, but it's a little overwhelming at first!

It's a good idea to boil drive off chlorine, you can also just use a carbon tap filter.

bilgerat wrote:I have boiled all the water for this brew in a effort to boil off the chlorine from tap water, does anyone else bother doing this ?

Hi Bilgerat

Boiling off the chlorine will work, or just leaving it stand overnight should do it (covered, in a sanitised container). I am mainly making full extract brews where I boil the whole lot so I guess that removes the problem for me. I have never really been too worried about it though (not saying it doesn't affect my brews, only that I can't tell if it does).

However, some water utilities use chloramines opposed to straight hypochlorite or Cl2 gas to disinfect their water. In those cases, boiling or standing it will not remove the chlorine.

I don't know if water filters/ carbon will pick up chloramines, thats a job for someone else.

Does anyone from perth know the disinfection method used in perth?

Thanks for all the comments
I will be rehydrating yeast for at least my next few brews to see what difference it makes.
The Deliverance stout is bubbling along nicely at a fairly constant temperature of around 25C using a heat pad with a timer.
I chucked a pilsner out yesterday as it was crap mainly due to poor temp control and possibly the wrong yeast (lager yeast from Morgans)
Next brew is a copy of Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout using grain etc instead of a kit, it will be my first go at using all grain , I will post results.

bilgerat