Born-Again Brewer thanks to Lockdown

[LabourToRefreshment]

Used to be well into home brew until about 25 years ago, then more pubs started doing real ales so I didn't need to brew my own. With lockdown, I've started again. One of my KingKegs needed a new float, the other KingKeg was split, and its float was also knackered - I kept the tap and cap/pressure valve for spares. I bought a complete new KingKeg (I was gob-smacked at the price!) and a spare float to fix the old "good" one, plus a couple of kits, steriliser, etc. My brew bins, tubing, and U-bend thingy were fine after a good clean and sterilise.

I've got a Brewmaker Scottish Heavy in the "old" keg, just about ready to drink though I think the pressure relief valve is letting too much gas out - might switch to the other "old" cap. I've also got a Geordie Scottish Export on the brew since a week past last Saturday, fermentation seems to be just about stopped but its sitting at 1016 - I'll give it another couple of days to see if its going to drop any more. Worth giving the brew a bit of agitation?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum thumb

 

[Minimag1]

Welcome, best advice I wished I had had the start of my brewing would be to get a cornie keg, initially prime with sugar, use a picnic tap, you wont go back, once you've discovered the joys of reliable kegs its like the start of a journey :)

 

[Gerryjo]

Hi and welcome to the forum...