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Thanks very much for your reply! When using extra flavourings, do they have to be put in in a certain form? So for example I was looking at using vanilla or cinnamon, and I see in your signature you have made it with vanilla, so how did you go about doing that? One of the things that I was...

Hello there, I've been doing some research into mead and intend to start a batch in about a month when I'm back from holiday. Problem is just googling it returns very mixed results, some people saying it's incredibly simple to others saying it's rather complicated. My brewing experience is...

Thanks for your reply, it seems it might be a problem with the valve, or rather that there are other weaker points. Is there any way to actually test the valve/barrel under pressure with ordinary house hold things, before actually putting beer in? Thanks

Thanks very much for your reply! I'll probably get this one replaced after we have salvaged as much as possible and then I'll make sure I have a look at the tap before and try and strengthen it. Thanks for your help!

Hello, I recently transferred the contents of a fermenter into a Wilko pressure barrel. I had no issues with the fermenter, but the barrel was letting out pressure(and soon to be beer..!) from around the seal of the tap. We have been unable to seal it using parafilm or by tightening it, so the...

Hey guys, basically I recently got the wilko brewing kit and intend to start off soon! I've brewed a few before with a house mate so it's not completely new to me. I noticed that the wilko fermenting bucket shuts very tight, to the point that it's actually quite hard to get the lid off, I'm sure...