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Good luck with hiding the expenditure from your partner! :-) Seriously, sounds like you have a plan and a set of priorities so good luck

I hear what you are saying. I didn't have to modify the fridge I use. The wire to the heater goes in the drain hole in the back. The...

Welcome to the forum. Fermentation temperature control can make a difference, and a lack of it can result in inconsistency. I would not...

Plus, if you leave beer in a king keg for an extended period it can take on odours that can be hard to get rid of in my experience. This...

Agree with all that. King Kegs are too big - you end up with a quarter of the keg empty for a standard sized batch, which can hardly be...

I have a couple of king kegs in the garage and never use them. I moved to bottling years ago. I don't drink enough to get though a 5...

Personally I use a standard plastic fermenting bin with hole drilled for tap. Can't see any gain in those ones with the four inch cap...

Also tried the CML citralicious. A few drops per can of Aldi lager.... nothing. A few drops per bottle of homebrew ipa... nothing...

That's brilliant info, thanks. The next thing I've got to brew is a Bitter so I'll give the Kentish Gold a try.

Des I'm quite tempted to have another go with hop oil, adding some drops direct to the bottle at bottling stage. Obviously, I...

Syphoning is a massive PITA. I have no idea why people still do it, except if you are using a carboy, and then I have no idea why people...

CML sell isomerised hop extract to add bitterness to beer and hop oil to add aroma etc. That means you could make your own beer kit in...

Point about king kegs giving the closer approximation of cask ale carbonation is a good one. But you can play with carbonation levels to...

Oxidation doesn't cause a sour taste. A sour taste is more likely an infection, which could be caused by wild yeast entering when you...

Was going to say exactly the same thing. Flavour-wise it shouldn't matter if you use coopers plastic bottles or glass, as long as you...