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    Buffalo 30L - how do I keep a boil going?

    Hi, After reading lots of stuff online about how people were able to get a good rolling boil with a Buffallo, I bought one. http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Buffalo-Manual-Fill-Water-Boiler-30Ltr/GL348/ProductDetail.raction But mine doesn't do a rolling boil. It gets a good boil going after I wrapped...
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    Help! Is my kit brew safe to drink

    Well, upon another tasting or two, it does taste a bit sour...not unpleasant, but I'm not sure I could serve it to people other than me. I bottled a few litres of the stuff back when I transferred to the secondary, as an experiment. So what I really ought to do is have a bit of one of the...
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    Help! Is my kit brew safe to drink

    This is the lid I have: http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=s30&PN=4_Inch_cap_for_King_Keg_with_S30_valve.html#SID=195 So is it as simple as buying one of the big s30 canister and leaving it hooked up to the lid at all times? If not, how do I regulate how much CO2 is...
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    Help! Is my kit brew safe to drink

    This was the wisdom I was working off. But my pal gave me the fear. Drinking it now, it tastes pretty flat. So I think it's likely that any carbonation may have escaped.
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    Help! Is my kit brew safe to drink

    Yep I primed it with simple sugar syrup, though I can't quite remember how much. It was quite a lot as I recall. There's not a massive head on it I'll have to check if it's totally flat. Hah - a tasting lesson as well as a method lesson! Thanks!
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    Help! Is my kit brew safe to drink

    Hi all First post. I'm a total brewb. I got the coopers starter kit for an English bitter and it went fine, though a bit weak. SG was 1.0042 FG 1.0015. So perhaps I used too much water or summat but I digress. At the urging of a friend I got a secondary king keg for secondary...
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