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  1. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    Thank you so much guys for all the help and support :-) Sparkler was not a problem, all the tests i did before was without a sparkler. I finally managed to pour myself a pint. So happy, it was fresh and delicious bitter, small carbonation, just one sip and i felt like i am on a trip in UK in...
  2. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    @RoomWithABrew - it's low pressure inside 5 to 10 PSI. Thanks for tip about larger diameter tube, will keep that in mind. @foxy - will take a look at that one you posted, but i think it shouldn't be necessary because pump has in built valve that prevents beer from going back in direction to...
  3. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    Thanks all of you for all your thoughts and suggestions :-) so nice to get them as i am newbie with beer engine and really love british cask ales and as i live in Norway - only way to drink it is to make my own. Last night i went through thourough test to connect all with all different...
  4. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    Yes, i am suspecting that something is wrong mechanism in cylinder. Seems to me that when i am puling handle that some smaller amount of beer travels in hoses in direction to pump and fills the space under the piston, but when i am pulling handle back that beer is going out of cylinder down the...
  5. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    Hi @peebee - no, it is not demand valve's fault. I connected keg to pump directly to eliminate possibility that demand valve is faulty. And it is the same with or without demand valve. When pumping with hand pull - beer just goes a bit up and down the hose with nothing going out of the faucet...
  6. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    @RoomWithABrew - it's not valve with switch, but anyhow it's the same with or without valve. Low pressure is in keg. Also i tried to pull from bucket with water, but it's the same. I guess that you are right - valve in beer engine that is suppose to stop beer going back is not working, or...
  7. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    That is demand valve which is supposed to stop beer from keg from getting to beer engine under pressure. But just to eliminate possibility that something is wrong with valve - I removed it and connected keg directly with beer engine, and it is the same - beer is just going up and down the hose.
  8. ivanb

    Beer engine issues

    Hi all! I am total newbie on beer engines so I need advice. I connected Pint365 to corny keg, but having some issue with it. It simply doesn't pump beer for some reason. It either doesn't pump at all, and I can move handle very easily with no resistance at all and obviously no pumping any...
  9. ivanb

    Cask ale carbonation time

    Maybe you are big fan of John Cleese? hehe, just joking, thanks so much for all this info, awesome stuff. Will look at Clesse, thanks again :-)
  10. ivanb

    Cask ale carbonation time

    Thank you @peebee - I am looking for something like that in my neck of woods - not sure if something like this could work and is it possible to connect - seems it has only connection to CO2 cylinder directly...
  11. ivanb

    Cask ale carbonation time

    Thank you so much guys for answers, great info for cask beer newbie :-) @peebee - it's awesome that it can be carbonated in only 1-2 days, i can start to drink it lot sooner hehe. But how come that it carbonates so fast? Before I was bottling my homebrew and it took lot longer then 1-2 days to...
  12. ivanb

    Cask ale carbonation time

    Hello folks, inspired by my trips to UK I want to switch to cask ale brewing. I've never brewed cask so need some advice. It doesn't have to be 100 percent pure cask ale since I will not be able to drink 5 gallons in few days :-) so some CO2 will need to be introduced. Brewing and fermenting...
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