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Grrr :x , Hello chaps, advice needed... I am currently trying to brew what is my 4th brew now. The fermentation was done in an FV and then the brew syphoned into a king keg once fermentation completed along with 4oz of sugar for secondary fermentation/carbonation. The previous two brews saw...

Can i just check that the thread length that goes into the keg on the Hamstead taps is the same as the one on the barrel type taps? I went into my local homebrew on Saturday to see about getting a lever style tap, but the guy showed me that the thread on those is shorter than the barrel type...

Ooooh i like the look of that tap aleman :) And since it costs £15 rather than the £2 those crappy white plastic jobbies cost, it suggests it should do me a decent job! I'll pop to my local homebrew store this morning and see if he has them in. Thanks for the heads up on how to keep my beer...

It's not leaking from the thread where the valve assembly goes into the keg, it's leaking from underneath the cap that you screw and unscrew to open and close the valve with!! Im thinking, perhaps i could get a lever type valve, then there's no thread for it to leak from? But what about my...

Hi MD, no i have not, thinks it's a 'something 30' tap for introduction of gas, perhaps these do vent but i don't know that - but dont these kits reckon on being able to serve a fair amount of ale before you need to add aditional co2? Mine has only been pressurising 2 days so i can't think for...

Right, thought i had leaky tap sorted - come home today to find enourmous dribble on my garage floor :cry: So it's like this, this is only my 3rd brew, first brew was the woodfords kit that comes complete with the keg and beer it. And i struggled to maintain pressure on that first brew. So...

Just as an update, i got home last night and the pressure had clearly been building up in the keg to the point where the tap was slightly leaking again... :roll: There must be a better more reliable tap available for these kegs!! Anyway, took an executive decision and opened the keg so that i...

Excellent :clap: Thank you. Cracking informative forum btw, will defo be visiting again :D Baldy

Oooo ok, excellent ts, thank you :cheers: So, final check before i leave you in peace, one generous tablespoon of sugar in the keg at time of siphoning will be enough and will not affect the outcome of my brew? (50g noted for future reference ;) ) If i give the tap a quick open and there's...

Exactly like this one... So, could still use an answer on the original sugar content question?? And IF my barrel has lost it's pressure due to a leaky tap (has not dripped since i nipped it up mindst...) then do i need to re-prime it - don't want to waste the mix so while it's only a couple...

Yes they are very tempremental those taps aren't they!! So if you lose pressure in the keg, do you then need to do something to correct this? Ie add more sugar and restart the carbonisation process? Thanks, Baldy

Hi there, i did not add 23 teaspoons of sugar i added one TABLEspoon like the bloke in the shop told me to. I just measured out 23 teaspoons so that i could compare how much volume that looked like. The Brupaks instructions state that you should use a TEAsoon per litre so i wanted to see what...

Hey all :) I'm very new to beer making, the current brew is only my third attempt. So please bear with me here!! :oops: I'm brewing a Brupaks "Fixby Gold" at the minute, and at the weekend i transferred the mix from the fermentation barrel into the serving keg. I went into my local brew...