Cask Conditioning!

[Darcey]

Ok, I work alot with cask ales..

I am currently working with cornie kegs but find that I dont get the 'natural' cask conditoned beers that I love. Some beer styles are designed for this such as many of the Yorkshire beers.

I have a 9G cask from my employer. Im not at the volume to do 9G per brew yet but I am interested now the cask are acutally conditioned?

I assume the casks are filled JUST before the beer reaches its FG or after full fermentation and with dry hopping? Dispite my Camra awards and Cask Marque I dont know the critical points from the brewery's side?

Anyone cask? Any advice? I dont really see the point in serving on hand pull from a cornie as its not naturally conditioned.. but I like the convience of draught beer.

Anyone?

D

 

[unclepumble]

Ok, I work alot with cask ales..

I am currently working with cornie kegs but find that I dont get the 'natural' cask conditoned beers that I love. Some beer styles are designed for this such as many of the Yorkshire beers.

I have a 9G cask from my employer. Im not at the volume to do 9G per brew yet but I am interested now the cask are acutally conditioned?

I assume the casks are filled JUST before the beer reaches its FG or after full fermentation and with dry hopping? Dispite my Camra awards and Cask Marque I dont know the critical points from the brewery's side?

Anyone cask? Any advice? I dont really see the point in serving on hand pull from a cornie as its not naturally conditioned.. but I like the convience of draught beer.

Anyone?

D

You can pull from a cornie on handpull and have cask conditioned as long as you open the vent, the beer won't last long once you start to draw off it. option 2 is polypins.

To cask condition you crash cool around 2 points before final gravity then fill your cask to the brim (add finings to the cask part fill) seal up once brimmed, roll it around a bit, store in a warmish (fermenting temp place) then get it ready to drink after a few days conditioning, (put in cellar etc)

UP

 

[Darcey]

That is more or less what I guessed but I didnt want to waste 9g of beer. Im not at the stage yet anyway, so more research is to be done! Thanks.
D

 

[dennisking]

As UP says polypins are an option. I've been using them for years, using a handpump for the last 2 years. A pin will keep at least 2-3 weeks once started. Its as near to a cask conditioned beer as you will find.

 

[Springer]

Thanks all. ...................another great idea
I have a couple of 5 litre wine bags, I'll give it a try, bet they don't last very long :lol:
S

 

[dennisking]

Hope the admin. team don't mind me posting a thread I started on Jims about polypins that contains a fair bit of information. Its a bit disjointed in places because a member who contributed several replies left and took his posts with him.

http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/view ... =6&t=11340

 

[Darcey]

I can honestly say I have never seen one of those before. More research is required!

 

[dennisking]

A lot of brewerys sell their beer in polypins for home consumption.

 

[Springer]

I can honestly say I have never seen one of those before. More research is required!

Da, I thing you need to get out more, even I :? knew about these, used to put my HB wine in them, better filled with beer, which is the bit I hadn't grasped :lol: :