{"id":231,"date":"2026-08-21T22:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/?p=231"},"modified":"2026-09-13T22:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T21:34:04","slug":"ruby-red-ale-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/ruby-red-ale-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Red Ale 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FarnbrewerStPetersRubyRedAle-1006x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0270894851713956;width:338px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FarnbrewerStPetersRubyRedAle-1006x1024.png 1006w, https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FarnbrewerStPetersRubyRedAle-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FarnbrewerStPetersRubyRedAle-768x782.png 768w, https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FarnbrewerStPetersRubyRedAle.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Muntons \/ St Peters Beer Kit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St Peters Ruby Red Ale Beer kit A delicious tawny red ale with subtle malt undertones and a distinctive spicy hop aroma. <br><br>Batch Size: 21 Litre (should be 23L but I adjusted it) <br>Target ABV %: 4.5 (usually 4.3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Started: 2026-08-21 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yeast Pitched: 2026-08-21 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conditioning Start: 2026-09-06<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fermenter Set Temp \u00b0C: 20.5 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original Gravity : 1.047 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target Final Gravity: 1.014 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actual Final Gravity: 1.018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actual ABV %: 3.8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kegged: 2026-09-06<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tapped: 2026-09-13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fermentation seems to have stuck or maybe finished at 1.020 <br>The Internet says this is a common problem using the small packet of supplied yeast.<br>It could also be because I made this a 21 litre batch instead of the intended 23 litres. I&#8217;ll leave it another day or two but I&#8217;m sure it will be fine as is.<br>It finally finished at 1.018. Not as low as I&#8217;d hoped but still a respectable 3.8%. It might be on the sweet side but let&#8217;s see.<br>I tapped it today but it&#8217;s not ready yet. I just needed to get it into the Serving Cellar (Fridge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muntons \/ St Peters Beer Kit St Peters Ruby Red Ale Beer kit A delicious tawny red ale with subtle malt undertones and a distinctive spicy hop aroma. Batch Size: 21 Litre (should be 23L but I adjusted it) Target ABV %: 4.5 (usually 4.3) The fermentation seems to have stuck or maybe finished at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brews-news","category-beer"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":378,"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnbrewer.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}