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Im sure this has been discussed before but searching didn't give me any info. I currently bottle into glass bottles, but want to try to dispense to a pint glass. So can I use a pressure barrel with CO2 bulbs? Or will it not hold pressure? How would I go about chilling it? A full fridge for it...

ok I think it has finished but I'm not sure on my measurements. It was youngs lager, the OG was 1040 and FG(is that right for the afterwards measurement) is 1014. so the abv is only 3.5.. I know that will go up slightly when I bottle. Does that sound about right?

awesome mate thanks :thumb: got my next 3 kits lined up ready to be ordered :whistle: I am going to have to find somewhere to stand them up so any sediment is left at the bottom rather than down the side... Should I be using campden tablets for my lager brews? I haven't in the one that is...

thanks for the tips guys, I checked it last night and it had made the lid bulge, so I released some of the pressure off. Hopefully the CO2 rushing out wont have let much, if any air in. On another note, (rather than starting a new thread) I am planning on doing the secondary fermentation in 2...

I am interested in peoples thoughts on the Geordie lager.

ok, that is what I thought. I think I best get a valve sorted.

Just a quick one. I put my first brew in the FV on Saturday. It is just a cheap one, that is like a large bucket with clip on lid. There is nothing to vent pressure. I popped the lid yesterday afternoon to check it has started, which it had. But there was quite a pop when the pressure in it came...

Hi everyone, my name is anth and I am hoping to get started on home brewing. I want to start off with a lager kit for myself to learn the basics, and want to follow on with some apple cider from my grandad's huge apple tree. Then maybe some vodka for the other half, (well at least I'll be...