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Ah bugger - I think they’ve been pretty popular given their price. I’ve just checked the Kinu website and they’re available for pre-order, but that’s not a great help if you want one now. I’m afraid I haven’t really looked into the MC2. You might want to take a look on coffeeforumsuk, they’re a...

Hi @strange-steve - what do you drink? Are you after milk drinks or just espresso? A good friend of mine has a Flair and I would thoroughly recommend it. Without getting lucky on eBay I would think it’s likely to be the cheapest way into real espresso. The other thing you really need is a...

Sounds like a good system. When does everything arrive? Make sure to post some pictures of your set up so we can have a look!

Just tasted the first pint - it’s good! The golden naked oats (GNO) have given it a lot of haze but also a beautiful colour, without the overwhelming sweetness I usually get from a heavy crystal addition. It has a reasonable fine white head. Not shaving-foam like a good weissbier but a decent...

I’d agree with Clint - I used to own a GrainFather and now have a BrewZilla from BrewKegTap. The BrewZilla is great, and to be honest of a similar quality to the Grainfather but with some better thought-out features like the cam locks and false bottom. The only downside really is the position of...

Yup. I ferment in a keg and do exactly the same but with 10L rather than 5L kegs. Works a treat!

Hey Samale - I’m not a big souper, but really like this. Once you’ve got the chicken sorted (I use the remainder of a cold roast chicken or buy a rotisserie chicken rather than poaching chicken breasts separately) it’s really quick to make and very tasty.

I’m slowly working my way through ‘Made In India’ by Meera Sodha. It’s not British Indian restaurant-style curry but more like a book of Gujarati home cooking. I’m really enjoying it and finding lots of flavours I have never tasted before. As a bit of a hardcore meat-addict, I’m finding there...

Interesting question! What’s the mash pH?

That’s what I do - seems to be okay in terms of carbonation level

The regulator should ensure any pressure decrease by the change in beer volume is made up for by allowing extra CO2 in from the soda stream. You shouldn’t need to do anything extra to make it work.

Hey Rob - welcome back! I would say the best piece of advice I could give you is to use some decent brewing software. Something like BrewFather (free, straightforward, and a simple interface) is excellent, and what I use, but there are lots of other good options out there. The reason I suggest...

I just used a 15L food-grade plastic bucket I picked up for free from a takeaway place. Drilled a hole for a tap and airlock, job done.

Today’s the day! I always put my first beer on a new system down as a practice brew. I mentally write it off in my mind as just an experiment, and don’t consider I will get anything particularly drinkable at the end of it... Touch wood I’ve enjoyed almost every one of my beers, but I find...

A better way which would avoid the possibility of blocking a poppet is to use a floating dip tube like the CaskWidge which has a filter built into it.

I agree with @foxbat - it should be fine. As @Dutto mentioned though, you may want to use a floating dip tube to make sure you’re drawing the clearest beer off. I personally didn’t have much of a problem with trub when I used to ferment and serve from the same keg (crash cooling for 48 hours...

Leaving them in will be fine, it shouldn’t alter fermentation and at fermentation temperatures I’d be surprised if you found much of a difference in terms of flavour. It’s possible you might get some grassy notes but nothing that’s going to ruin your beer.

and where do you keep your grain?

Hi Bob! I just read your BU:GU thread - sorry, I didn’t realised you’d posted a reply! If you reply to my message or ‘@‘ me it’ll flag in my alerts and I’ll know to take a look. As another poster has mentioned it is the ratio of the gravity of the beer (how much residual sugar is left) to...

Or you could use a flow-control disconnect. Lots of options!