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A few weeks back I brewed my first IPA (see here: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=34222); I've listed the grain bill below. For some reason, it doesn't develop a head. It's been conditioning for 4 weeks, two of which were in a secondary FV and the last two have been in the...

I'll let the poll run its course and then break it down by the weeks in the month. James

Go for an IPA, stout or anything that's relatively flat compared to lager. The barrel won't take the pressure required. I can't recommend a kit as I've never done one but I'm sure somebody will be along soon.

...and anybody else for that matter. How about a get together in the Otley Arms pub in Trefforest. It's roughly 20 minutes from Cardiff Central by rail and 15 minutes down the A470 by car. I was thinking of the first week of April as kids are off school and there's less chance of students...

Very true. Lets get an event started. I propose that we have a get together in the Otley Arms during the first week of April (school holidays therefore the students should be away, however, that means less skirt to look at). Whose in? James

Thanks for the replies, it's certainly given me food for thought. I'm basically weighing up the pros and cons of saving up for cornie kegs or biting the bullet with king kegs. At the moment I haven't really got the room for cornies hence the want for King Kegs or budget kegs. James

I'm not one for fizzy beer such as lagers, either. I'm more into IPAs and stouts. For the odd witbier, I can bottle it. Is it worth buying a dalex tap (I think they're the ones that pull down)? Also when do you rack to keg? Just after primary or secondary?

Hello, I've been considering buying a King Keg for the past few days but I can't convince myself that they're good value for money as I keep reading horror stories of beer that's gone bad or leaks. Are they really that temperamental or are am I only reading the horror stories. Are they...

I can't stand him, I find him thoroughly irritating especially as most of his act is made up of one liners. James

Thank you :) James

What are the start up costs for this? My other half loves sausages (quiet at the back lol) so I can hopefully sell this idea to her, if it's reasonable. James

I was in the Rhondda (will be back soon). Just a note about the shop in Ponty, he is sometimes closed in the afternoons. Lovely chap, quite knowledgable and will spend forever talking to you. It is the best smelling shop I've been in. James

This my be a stupid question but can you drop beer into a pressure barrel like a king keg when the beer is bright? I work away from home at the moment so I get precious little time with the other half that could be better spent not bottling beer. How long does beer tend to last when in a...

Hello, I'm considering buy a corny keg, however, space is a premium at the moment. Firstly, do you need a gas management board etc when using an S30 bottle (I presume that is what it means). Secondly, I can't really cool the keg much lower than 12c in the summer as it will be living in the...

Happy Birthday, Scott. Enjoy your curry, I'm waiting for mine to turn up after my bottling session.

I was in the Rhondda, I'm living in Portsmouth at the moment though. James

I'm 24. Love brewing, baking, Geocaching, foraging, riding motorbikes, mountain biking, pottering, scotch whisky, wysgi and spannering. My (soon to be) latest hobby is going to be gardening. My friends also take the piss but I couldn't care less. I get to spend time with my fiancé and not...

Initially, slides into the background a bit more as it conditions. It creates quite a complex beer. It's a stout first with the complexity building as the flavours develop (Christ I sound like a right prat lol). You can taste the chocolate but the vanilla doesn't come into play until you...

I steeped the vanilla for a week if I remember correctly. When you first taste it, you really know it's there but it mellows out after a while so it's only really present in the finish which is what I was aiming for. I'm sure if you're a vanilla fiend you could really up the amount. :) James

I disagree with that. Having brewed the beer myself I can safely say, you can taste it. Remember you don't want it to be to over powering; just there. :cheers: