barrel

Hi, I'm just starting out with home brewing. So far so go, got my first brew in my pressure barrel ... but it won't hold pressure. : (. Now, I've read the "everything you need to know about pressure barrels" thread elsewhere on this forum. However, I am now confident that the valves (I've...

Introduction I use quite a few bottom-tap King Keg pressure barrels and I have very few problems with them. From discussions on the forum though it’s clear that many people do struggle with pressure barrels so I thought I might put together a few thoughts you might find useful. Although I...

Hey guys, I brewed my first beer with a Ballihoo fermenting bucket and barrel, about a month ago. I attached an air lock, but it did not bubble once during the month and a half it was brewing (apart from when I transported it in the car!). Rather surprisingly, the beer came out OK in the end...

Hey guys, I'm going to be brewing a NEIPA next weekend. I've previously bottled one, and wasn't too keen on the outcome, think there was some oxidation issues. I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on my idea of potentially barreling it in a plastic King Keg barrel...

I’ve been a bit of a plonker. I grabbed a top tap king keg of freecycle and was ever so pleased with myself until just now when I’ve racked my x-mas beer into it to find that the tap is leaking. It’s a twisty tap and turns out the rubber/plastic inside the nozzle is to pieces (not a...

Includes top tap King Keg barrel, new Ballihoo cap with S30 injector, pressure valve and gauge, cap spanner, CO2 cartridge bulb holder and a handful of cartridges. See photos. I was given the barrel by a friend and replaced the cap with a new Ballihoo one. The rim of the keg has been fettled...