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Im thinking of bottling from the keg now my first 2 brews are in the kegs and clearing well. Reason for this is that I have a lot of guests at christmas and it would be good to have a ready supply in the fridge without having to pop into the garage many times to extract some. Would I lose my...

I just bought a pair of king kegs, one top tap one bottom tap. I dearly wish I bought 2 bottom tap ones. The engineering on the top tap float is a joke, If you have the round one like me, you have to be very careful that the float is positioned ball up and the float must be perpendicular...

Sound advice guys, maybe I am getting a bit exited. The degree of complexity I found from holding one end of the (just visible) tube just above the gunge and operating the pin valve against the bottom of the pressure barrel with the other hand. As an Engineer, I like to come up with solutions...

Well, my first brew is finished and is constant at 1.010 so its now in the pressure keg. Having used a syphon this first time I found it added complexity to the procedure that need not be entertained. Don't misunderstand me, i'm more than capable of operating a syphon and getting an accurate...

Its funny you should say that, I DID swap to the new FV and put it on the heater. Its running at 22 now so 5 degree hike up from 17 average and its off like a good un! It smells much fruitier and cheekier and altogether more pleasing. (it was not unpleasant before) but it smells like a...

Thanks all, I did learn a lot Basically, my brew is still brewing after 10 days This has been at an average of 17 degrees I have now purchased a couple of the electric 5 gallon FV warming plates and 2 FV's to suit and have started a second brew. This one is running at 24 degrees on one of the...

This is very serious, Get yourself a USB microscope and make a formal ID of the object. IF its a fly, wave an admonishing finger at it and say, "you naughty Fly" Then bottle and drink the beer If its not a fly, then just bottle and drink the beer :cheers: Ontor

thanks all for your input, I have already learned a lot :cheers: I'm away a few days next week is all so was wondering if I needed to leave the heating on whilst I was away. I will set it to 18 degrees. This should be ok and keep things moving along from what I read in your replies. This...

I have looked in the FAQ section I already know that 20 degrees should complete the fermentation cycle of my first ale in 5 to 6 days, question is. Can I do it at 16 and wait for it to finish over a longer period? Reasons are complex, all I need to know is yes or no. Cheers Ontor

Hi, I like beer and have had a desire to try home brewing for some time now. I'm having a stab at a york brewery kit "Yorkshire Terrier" I have a technical question on temperature so will go and pose the question in the appropriate place Cheers Ontor