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Ballyhoo sell a keg cap with a valve already fitted https://www.balliihoo.co.uk/balliihoo-barrel-with-hole-valve-pressure-test-point-gauge-p-1516.html if you can rob the injector from your current cap, or they do a cap with both valves if you want it. You can test the barrel by filling with...

You normally only tighten the spigot hand tight, so removing it to clean (if you want to) isn't a problem and allows for stacking of FVs too. I usually clean the tap with the water in the FV by draining it.

Oh go on then, I'm in. Be rude not to really.

Good point, I do print my labels at work on a laser, rather than at home. Cost rather than anything.

I use milk, in a small dish and a pastry brush. A quick dip with the brush, a swish on the back of the label and onto the bottle. I can do a batch of 40 in under 10 minutes. Radio on in the background, it's quite therapeutic.

I've never given bank details and have been using it for a few years, on and off. Maybe they've changed it.

I've used the non-subscription version of ancestry.co.uk for a while and the only thing that is restricted is the access to various records databases. Census data is free. I have managed to get quite an extensive tree, even with this limited access. My plan was always to buy a membership at...

This one has been on my wish list for a while, I'm definitely in.

I admire anyone who has the ability or desire to build such a temperature controller, but I couldn't, so for £10 I would just buy one from Amazon (other sources are available). A small fridge isn't much bigger than the FV and you can store the empty FV in it when not in use to save a bit more...

Assuming the hydrometer is reading wrong, regardless of what the reading is, it needs to be constant for 2 readings, 24 hours apart, to know that fermentation has stopped. Only when fermentation has ended should you barrel it. Don't worry about using an airlock, many never do and go with a...

Southend is a bit far, anyone else interested? The barrel is second hand but I bought the cap new as I wanted the benefit of being able to test the pressure, knowing that barrels are prone to leaks, and to be able to top up if necessary. Good luck with the new hobby.

Andy O, I have a King Keg top tap for sale if you're interested. It has a Ballihoo cap with CO2 injector and pressure indicator. It is a used barrel but I have done the fettling required to get a proper seal and have used it with success. I just don't get through the contents quick enough so...

Get yourself a plank of wood and drill 2 rows of 20 holes, big enough to take the neck of a bottle (or go wider and shorter, 4 lines of 10). Screw a block of wood at each end (maybe one in the middle if using a long piece of wood) to hold the bottles off the ground. Like this, or... Or maybe...

Or a fermenting fridge, if you have space.

I started watching 'The Detectorists' because of the recommendation on here. Firstly, I love it, have watched all of series 1 and 2 on Netflix. Then last week I found out that there was a series 3, but that isn't on Netflix. Managed to find it on t'interweb and Youtube though. Currently in...

The IBT-2X BBQ would be great if I can be included in the draw please. Thanks Inkbird

D’oh! Forgot to say, looking for £30.

Includes top tap King Keg barrel, new Ballihoo cap with S30 injector, pressure valve and gauge, cap spanner, CO2 cartridge bulb holder and a handful of cartridges. See photos. I was given the barrel by a friend and replaced the cap with a new Ballihoo one. The rim of the keg has been fettled...

Print them on normal paper and stick on the bottle with milk, yes milk. Makes getting them off dead easy afterwards and surprising how well they stick.

When the keg is next empty, try doing a pressure test, assuming it has an injector fitted. Fill it to normal level with water and gas it, then leave for a day and check to see if it still has pressure remaining. If not, it's leaking! There are various threads explaining how to deal with a...