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The 25 litre buckets leak. Not enough to do any damage, but enough to make the airlock disfunctional. If you really want the airlock to work, seal the lid with petroleum jelly (Vaseline) and/or put less water in the airlock. Instead I moved to one of these...

I wonder if heating the beer to drive off the alcohol would work. Similar to mulled wine (without the fruit) which is practically non-alcoholic as the heating process causes most of the alcohol to evaporate out. Personally as I like to drink beer and not have to worry about having a hang over...

Does the FV have any leaks? What kind of FV is it? Is there any sign of foaming or yeast chunks floating about in it?

Just for a little info, the way they work... Each temp indicator is a separate liquid crystal element. Liquid crystals change state from either electrical current (think digital watch) or temperature. The ones used in digital watch displays are designed to work over a wide temp range and stay...

Has anyone had trouble with their regulator freezing when cleaning, purging and burping their keg? I use an FE, but upside down, the FE is in the fridge so should be about 800psi. Basically what happens is when I bring the keg up to sealing pressure 10-15psi to pump the sterilizer out through...

Well, the good news is, it's mellowed quite a bit in a week. It's still got a pretty sharp hop kick, but, you know, I kinda like it. It's, I imagine like a red ale IPA. It's surprisingly crystal clear and doesn't have a hint of green about it, though I suspect that might be hidden under the...

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I filled 2 x 1 litre bottles for friends last night. I would recommend dropping all the keg pressure completely and letting in a very small amount of CO2, just enough to get a very slow pour. The trouble I had was the head forming in the bottle. Once it gets up to the narrowing neck it goes...

My take on this is that it's all about the equilibriums. The lower the temp, the more CO2 can be dissolved into the beer. BUT, it doesn't happen instantly. It takes time to reach equilibrium. Opening bottles or cans, or dispensing from a keg involves a sharp shock change to the pressure...

Unless you have a serious reason to not use the bottle upside down I would stick to the normal FE. When it's a normal FE, you can "service swap" it for another full one at a fire protection shop, 2 minutes circa 15 quid. If you say you want the same one back again and they ask why... you tell...

Why convert an FE to a pub bottle, surely it can't be more expensive to buy a pub or welders bottle? And surely now you have modified it, including how it has to be filled, not to mention the valve, the warranty and the certification of the bottle... where will you get it filled if this...

Yes, regs are interchangable between the pub/welders bottles and FEs. Same BSP fitting. Just to iterate again, use it upside down. The FE has a dip pipe so that when fired it siphons liquid CO2 up from the bottom allowing it to empty the whole bottle in under 30 seconds without blowing the...

The question I have is.... how hard is it to get bottled nitrogen these days?

You could always go to a Fire Systems shop and buy a reconditioned CO2 Fire Extinguisher. There is a high probability they are filled by the same local supplier and the same gas. They work fine upside down and for small scale kegging they are easy to use as you just squeeze the trigger once in...

Well, turns out I was a little over zealous with Target hops (again!). They are so bloody strong it's an easy mistake. I used 25 grams for 30 minutes. The beer is very bitter, not undrinkably so, but it completely hides any attempt the beer had at being malty and caramel. I gather they will...

Temp depends on the yeast. I think most ale yeasts are fine down to 17/18C. Some down lower still. Lager yeasts down to freezing (almost). The cooler you ferment the slower and more careful the yeast are and the cleaner the beer. High temps cause them to produce lots of unwanted stuff and...

Ah... now this may be a problem. It takes a good flow of CO2 to get the lid to seal. It will rise up quite a lot and need to be whacked to open it.

I don't bother with readings anymore. I probably should, but I don't. Generally speaking a 1.8Kg kit of liquid (hopped) malt will come out at about 3% without additional sugar and roughly speaking that goes up by about 1% per 500g of sugar. That's close enough for me. So if you brew it with...

+1 but my 5.5Kg cylinder cost me £70 filled. To get it filled is £20... but... it has to be tested and stamped by the gas supplier the first time at a cost £15. Currently I'm using an FE upside down as it only cost me £15 to service swap and I can get it done on my way to work in the...

The average city street at rush hour has higher benzene content in the air and MUCH higher hydrocarbons. I tried BoC and was told by them that they won't deliver to a residential address due to the risks of CO2 leakage in confined spaces. Personally I think the number of things that would need...