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Festival Belgian Dubbel
For some reason, this beer kit had never been in our range of Festival Beer Kits, well now it is.
Brew up 32 pints of Belgian Dubbel Beer. A beer with lots of plum, caramel and fruit cake flavours.
At 7.2% you wont need many or you may find yourself talking Flemish.

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Equipment Refresh
Every now and then it's good to take a look at your brewing equipment and replace any bits that are getting a bit old or a bit over used with fresh new equipment.
Even with thorough cleaning and sanitising, over time plastic like fermenters and syphons can build up an invisible layer on their surface called a biofilm. This biofilm can be a home for lots of bacteria. If you have had an infection when brewing, then it's time for new equipment, so here's a selection of the types of equipment you might want to think of updating...

Plastic Fermenting Buckets should be replaced about every 5 years depending on use and storage.
Buy A New Fermenter

Syphons are hard to clean, so any signs of black spots in the tube means it needs replacing.
Buy A New Syphon

Seals and O rings over time can begin to perish and allow gas to escape, so if your keg is loosing pressure, it might be time to replace your seals.
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Bottle Brushes can harbour bacteria even when left in steriliser for 24 hours. So it's always a good idea to replace these regularly & sterilise your bottles before filling.
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Straining Bags begin to loose their structural integrity after being cooked, boiled, squeezed, straining and sterilised. It's good practice to replace them regularly.
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Airlocks can get bunged up during vigorous fermentations and Bungs become hard and so dont give a good seal, so replace them every few years.
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Taps are also prone to a biofilm, so it is good practice to remove them and soak in steriliser. The insides aren't the easiest to clean, sometimes they (and the washer) needs renewing.
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Bottling Wands can be a pain to clean like syphons, so if you see a build up inside the tubes and sterilising wont clear it, then it's time for a new one.
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This Months Recipe
Carton Orange, Mango & Pineapple Wine
OK, this is a bit of a cheat wine, but it is delicious!!!
It's quick to make. It is usually a very vigorous fermentation. It looks great and is a totally tropical wine.

Carton Orange, Mango and Pineapple Wine Recipe

Lets Get Brewing!
To make 6 bottles of Tropical Orange, Mango and Pineapple Wine, you will need...

Ingredients
1 Litre Carton Pineapple Juice
1 Litre Carton Orange Juice
2.5 Litre Carton Mango Juice Drink
675g sugar - 50% Supermarket (granulated) sugar and 50% Brewing Sugar
1 tsp All purpose white wine yeast
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
2 tsp Pectic Enzyme
1 tsp Tannin
Fermentation Stopper
Finings

Equipment: (We have a fruit wine starter kit if needed for £25)
Brewing Bucket
Demi-John with Air-Lock
Siphon
Steriliser
Hydrometer
Thermometer
Bottles & Corks & Corker

Method:
1 - Pour the sugar into the brewing bucket, then pour on the cartons of juice and stir.
2 - Stir in the Pectic Enzyme, Tannin and Yeast Nutrient.
3 - Leave at room temperature until the liquid reaches 18-22°C
4 - Check the gravity with a hydrometer and make a note of the reading
5 - Pitch the yeast.
6 - put on the lid loosely and leave for 7 - 10 days to allow the fermentation to complete.

There are quite a few more steps to this recipe, so follow this link to our Carton Orange, Mango and Pineapple Wine Recipe on Brewbitz.

Carton Orange, Mango and Pineapple Wine Recipe

That’s all from us for now.
We'll be bringing you some new recipes and videos for beer and wine in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled.
In the meantime, if you have any suggestions or questions about brewing, feel free to get in touch.

Until next time - Happy Brewing
Stay Safe.
Brew!
& Drink Responsibly.

Happy Brewing!

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