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Did an ale a few weeks ago and that went well so thought i would give cider a punt. Will put it in this weekend so will let you know how i get on. :)

Picked up a Youngs U brew cider kit last night to have a go at this weekend. Has anyone had any experience with this kit?

Was thinking of asking the wife to balance it on her head while i drink it through a pipe. Cant see her going for that though!

Had a bit of a crisis last night, got home and the tap on the pressure keg was leaking (only slightly) adjusted it and turned it upside down and that seems to have sorted it for now. :D

Just want to drink it might have to get the wife to lock it away! :drink:

I did have a hydrometer but didnt have a clue what the hell it was for until a couple of days ago im ashamed to say. :( Ah well its all a learning curve, if its minging I dare say the old man will drink it. Thanks for the help! :D

Dont know if it makes any difference but when i put it over to the keg at the begining of the week it was quite sweet. Will that taste reduce while it is in the keg?

Ah I see, I have bought a load of glass ale bottles ready for my next brew and am saving used ones. So will be bottling next then just using the keg for something to drink as I go along. I left the ale in the formenter barrel for 10 days and am planning on leaveing it in the keg for about 14...

Thats good news, was starting to think I had stuffed it then and im desperate to try some! Would you recommend only using kegs for storage then? Also how long will the beer last for in a keg?

I have made it ready for a party so wont be bottling it, it will be drunk straight from the keg. Is this ok or does it need to be bottled for a period?

So for the moment do I just leave it? I have bought the gas attachment thing with the little tiny silver cans. I thought you had to add that to the barrel as you drank the beer from it? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick? :?

Thinking about it as well when I transferred the beer to the pressure keg it wasnt totally full so will the trapped air in the top of that effect the beer? :(

Was thinking gor a few months. Not to worry I will just have to drink it all now and bottle some from the next brew. Also whats a cornie?

I have just brewed my first beer (A tom Caxton kit). Left it in the fermenting barrel for 10 days (the bubbles had stopped) and transferred it all to a pressure keg. Syphoned off some beer to add the required sugar then added it all back in. Now though i want to bottle some and leave it for a...

Thanks AT thats a great help. I didnt take a reading when I made the brew so leave it for 9-10 days then if the reading is the same for 24 hours then bottle it? Sorry to ask again just want to make sure I get it right! :D

Hi guys, Im currently in the same position, I did me first ever brew on Saturday, I have got a Tom Caxtons Ale in at the moment. Followed all of the instructions and all seems well. It is currently in the fermented and the valve on the top is happily bubbling away. The instructions said it...