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At least if a bottle leaks or even explodes lol then you still have other bottles to sup,and no need for co2 regassing etc,open a bottle and just enjoy,i doubt i be in any hurry to re-use my barrels again if honest,years ago i used to use 2lt plastic pop bottles...Its what im going to use again...

I agree piddledribble,i think a beer tastes much better from a bottle and its the way im going to go from now on..My IPA will be getting bottled this weekend,not barreled as originally planned,My cheap wilkinsons bitter can go in the barrel once made :party:

Stuff xmas lol...dont think it will last,had 4 pints tonight and feel all warmand fuzzy inside ha ha Burp,,Hic !!! Perfect...Tho it still glugs and splutters coming out the barrel after 2 pint but i can live with that for this one,ill get canisterfor nextbarreled ale,my IPA is going in 2lt...

Try Better Brew Irish Stout,Its awesome....Creamy head forever lol...Oh and if you go to Wilkinsons they have offer on at mo on Coopers £11 a tin or get ther own brand and free sugar for £10...Happy days

Yes Bottles for sure...More hassle at start but better product at the end..Ive brought the barrel indoors now,added another 50g of dextrose taking total to 150g which i think is maximum anyway,gave it a little stir,putmore vaseline on the cap and placed heater belt on it for a few days then im...

Cheers for that,i may bring it back indoors in the morning,add a littlemore sugar,say 50g,give it a stir,and add heater belt for day or too then leave at room temp for another week and put it in coldest room in house until xmas,see if that helps...This i why i hate barrels,dont get this problem...

Bottle it,leave it indoors warm for a week then place outdoors in a shed or cool place for a further week or two to condition. Not sure i would leave it in the fv.. :drunk:

I made a stout a few weeks ago,Barreled it off over a week ago then put in shed,i thought i would try a sample last night and was pleasently suprised how creamy smooth the head was and tasted spot on. However my temptations preceeded me tonight and i dashed out to "sample" another as its too...

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Its the " Better Brew " They are a new make on the market by Hambletonbard,my homebrew shop stocks it and swears by the stuff,check out Hambletonbard.com for full details of there brews,they quite unique.Its bubbling away like atrain here,doing great..looking forward to it.

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Day 13; All sorted and barreled off...

Well i made my IPA today,added 500g of Tate n Lyle Golden Syrup,500g Spray Malt and 500g Dextrose.8 hrs later and its going nuts lol..My sg start reading was 1056 so its working out at final sg could reach 6.8% vol...Happy days.

Cheers for all the info,its given me afew ideas to try knowing its not going to ruin the brew. :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

Whe you say short brew is that topping up to say 20lt insted of 23 and does this boost alcohol without affecting taste and body

Did it mess around with the Alcohol content etc when you added it and does it affect the fermentation time..

Im contemplating Trying a Tin of Lyles Golden Syrup now in my IPA,wonder what that would taste like...mmm :hmm:

It was yours i seen the Treacle in on one of your posts,Sounds Great and had to ask on here to see what it does,I may try this next time.. Thanks for prompt reply. :cheers:

Hi I was interested to see someone on here had a list of beers they made or brewing etc like most of you,But one thing stood out to me,Stout with a 500g of Black Treacle and Dark Spray Malt added...Black Treacle !!! Sounds interesting . Has anyone else used Treacle and what does it do ? Im...

Which is better as a priming sugar for my Barrel or Bottles ? Ive got Irish Stout on the go and ready to Barrel in a few days and as i have both a bag of Dextrose and Dark Spray Malt in my cupboard wondered which one would be better to use,,,and how much... :cheers: :cheers: