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Experienced users do not normally have premature fermentations.

I thought you might like this as well. A quick, cheap and reliable air lock. A pin prick in the end of the thumb let’s the gas out. When the pressure falls the hole automatically closes. Also when erect, fermentation is vigorous, when flaccid its al over.

Hi folks, Me again. I have just converted a pinlock keg to a ball lock, not difficult but I have a problem. It seems that there is an incompatibility between the springs in the post and the disconnect. The poppet opens but there is not enough pushback from the poppet spring to open the valve in...

Hi Terry, You have hit the nail on the head, - You can still get by without a 'cold place' to condition. It will just take longer to clear. But it will condition/ mature quicker because of the heat. I want to ensure that it is clear before it is past its best, would gelatine in the FV or...

Terry Thanks for your response, I note your options, but you raise an issue that is a key issue for me. “...a cold place” - I don’t have one! Today is approaching the end of the cool season and at 1pm it was 26C. It will be warmer, up to 35C. My plan is not to fight the temperature but to work...

Hi there, I have returned from Saudi where I was reasonably active and successfully at making beverages. I have now retired to the Philippines, which in itself provides challenges to the home brewer, in particular temperature, and I am back in business. I have acquired two cornys and have...