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I am an enthusiastic (but by no means prolific producer) of home-brew and am always looking for advice from more knowledgeable persons on here. I only brew using extract which suits me just fine and have had many an enjoyable brew from this somewhat looked down upon method. What I am seeking...

So adding 4kg sugar and reducing to 25 bottles will give me ...25 bottles at 13% yes? would the difference be noticeable and much better? Or would u recommend I go for the 20 bottles...If I do reduce to 20 can i ask the amount of sugar as I wasn't in the post if you meant adding 2.9 kg? I...

Looking for some help and advice regards a Red Wine Buddy kit I have lying in a cupboard. Instead of throwing out I think I should at least give it a go. I have made Wine Buddy kits twice before and each time i have drank a few bottles and thrown the rest away. Problem I had with first one I...

I am no expert on homebrewing and dont claim to be and am very happy just going along making my extract brew kits and getting them into my cornies. I have however started adding hops which I do by just adding to my corny in a muslin bag and leave them there till the beer is finished.... I have...

I would like to know any specific models/makes of fridges suitable to hold corny kegs with as little alterations made to them as possible? I purchased one from a friend but its a pretty new one and has a very large moulded freezer section making it impossible to convert. \any info on the above...

I would like to know any specific models/makes of fridges suitable to hold corny kegs with as little alterations made to them as possible? I purchased one from a friend but its a pretty new one and has a very large moulded freezer section making it impossible to convert. \any info on the above...

Arrrrrrgggghhhhh!!! Equilibriums....technical carbonation/dispensing pressures and.formulas etc ....all a bit too complicated to me a mere corny keg novice who just wants a beer with a bit of fizz.. I understand you are.all only trying to help and advise but we are obviously at different levels...

ive gone to the expense of a large co2 tank + 2 cornies and taps etc and your telling me if i dont build a kegerator id be better going back to bottles... so the 30psi i put into my kegs then disconnected wont carbonate them yes?no? what u recommend i do now then?

Bit the bullet kegged earlier today this is how i done it hope its ok...lol 1. beer into keg 2. muslin bag with 50g Citra into keg 3. with gas connected couple lbs pressure then purged. 4. increased to 30 PSI then disconnected 5. if this is right how long till i can test beer. 6. I presume when...

after reading lots of posts I now realise that force carbing my corny would work so much better after i have chilled the beer. Unfortunately i do not have the facility to do this and I would have to force carb at room temp.... I therefore would like to know the best way to do a normal carb of...

excuse my ignorance but when you put say 30psi onto your beer when it reaches this do u shut the regulator off or do u keep it on or if u kept it on would it just keep going up 35psi 40psi 50psi 55psi 60psi etc etc

extract ipa

how long would u rock keg for? so once i put 20/25psi and rock it for the designated time i can pour a drink immediately or do i then purge till psi goes down to say 10psi serving pressure?

would the following be the correct step by step method to force carb my corny keg. a. beer into keg b. pull release ring to release oxygen and purge it out c. blast in some co2 say 30psi? d. you turn the co2 off when u then get to 30 psi or whatever your psi is yes? d. disconnect from gas e...

Although not new to home brewing... I am a simple extract kit guy who just would like to experiment a little with adding hops etc. Today I plan brewing two Wilko 1.5kg extract IPA (40 pint)kits which I will brew to around 36 pints..... I plan to make both slightly different to see which is...

Poured a small glass yesterday 3 days after adding my musling bag with 50g Citra Pellets and marbles to weigh is down. It came out like very mucky water obviously no where near ready to drink....however I did take a few sips and the taste was a lot better than the appearance....can I ask will it...

Today I finally kegged my Wilko IPA which I brewed 12 weeks ago (11th dec)....I threw a muslin bag with 50g of Citra into my corny keg (do i need to remove this at some stage or just leave till beers finished?). I then put few lbs pressure in then purged. I then put in 40 psi disconnected gas...

I made an extract kit stout on the 11th dec. Last friday 11th jan I took it from the cupboard under the stairs to keg it in my corny but when I put.it in the kitchen the airlock started bubbling and is still doing so albeit slowly (5 weeks 3 days after making it) Is this normal? The OG was.1042...

Due to a number of things including lazieness during the xmas holidays I have let my IPA lie in the Cupboard almost a full month since putting it there to ferment on the 11th December.....should this be ok?

thank you all:cheers3: