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I have made 5 lots this year 150 plus bottles and all mine have completed early (7 days) down to min 0.986 - 0.900 I bottled straight away with varying amounts of sugar per batch to satisfy various tastes. Last year it was five days in the covered FV and then another 5 days with a bubble trap...

In previous lives I have had pubs which in Nottingham was Shipstones and in Lincolnshire sold Wards & Vaux ales. Nottingham it was in the late 60's into the 70's and Lincolnshire is was mid 80's into mid 90's. Tough times in the pub trade what with drink driving and the Police getting really...

This is the one I use every time: Elderflower Champagne recipe 30 Elderflowers Heads. 2kg Sugar. Zest & Juice of 5 lemons. 250ml White Grape...

I have done two batches and have another three on the go currently. I just use Wilko Yeast Nutrient and both Champagne yeast and Sparkling Wine yeast.

I bottled mine this Tuesday, carbing up really well at the moment in the heat but clearing seems slow! I will give it the two weeks in the heat and then move into a cooler area.

When I had a pub back in the early 90's the 11gallon Guinness kegs came with there own built in gas supply, this supply controlled the flow at the tap as well. In fact at that time if you didn't keep the Guinness in great order and the pouring flow rate correct they would stop supplying you. The...

Visited the brewery in February whilst having a few days in Ludlow before all this S**t started. They have a great set up just hope they can survive all this!

Drinking a slightly cloudy Headcracker that was bottled in Early June 2019, still tastes great though only three more left

Yes we know those two areas well, we have a rental on the birds estate Whimbrel Ave, the Firkin is a micro kind of shop on the high street that sells micro breweries ales, sit in, it does get very busy

Yes it not my kind of place, flat real ale I’d rather brew and drink my own, but my Daughter and son in law love the place, each to there own👍

Have you been in the Firkin?

Culcheth

Yes it worked after a bit of adjustment and some loss of CO2, as you had witnessed but got there in the end, Many thanks

With the Spear there is a CO2 release valve so you can reduce the CO2 to a level that suits your different beers. I start by setting mine at around 5psi just for serving

Great, thanks for the heads up it is now sorted

Can you explain that in a bit more detail as I had the same problem as you and gave up trying to sort it. As I screwed in the Soda Stream bottle it just continually let the CO2 out of the bottle?

It depends on what type of CO2 you use. I use a mixture on the 14g screw type mini CO2 Gas Bulbs or my Soda Stream bottle with an adapter on to screw to the Reg, the Bulbs do work our quite expensive but handy when taking your kegs somewhere else!

I purchased my 3 x 5ltr mini kegs from an online shop with 4 letters ending in Bay. Also 3 x spears with Corny keg type connectors, 3 x taps and 3 mini CO2 regs. The kegs were less than £35.00 each the Spears around £19.00 each, the party type taps around £8.00 each and the mini regs around...

I must admit I found it quite heavy going after the first 10 bottles. I won’t brew it again

Because I have three kegs so can have three different brews on the go plus still pour from bottles if I want, flexibility and no real work at all especially at the moment what else is there to do?