How to cask ale. Part 1.

[Devonhomebrew]

This is a lovely "how to" :thumb:

Do you know if these plasicasks can be used for wines too? I know wine matures better in bulk so this would be ideal for big batch winemaking.

And I'm getting tempted by the dark side....

Nonononnonoononononononononononononononononono Beer only lastes 3 months tops in a cask without spoiling so wine is a no go if you want to bulk age just use a carboy and a rubber bung with no hole.

 

[JABB]

Can you run us through exactly how you dispense please?

 

[Frogfurlong]

Nonononnonoononononononononononononononononono Beer only lastes 3 months tops in a cask without spoiling so wine is a no go if you want to bulk age just use a carboy and a rubber bung with no hole.

I'll take that as a no then :lol:


Thanks DevonHB :thumb:

 

[BrotherMalice]

Any idea of the rough price for the pins? - cant find it on their site?

 

[metbandit1]

Any idea of the rough price for the pins? - cant find it on their site?

£28 excl vat and £10 delivery excl vat.

 

[Devonhomebrew]

Can you run us through exactly how you dispense please?

I am gonna do a part 2 aswell so dont panic.

 

[evanvine]

I am gonna do a part 2 aswell so dont panic.

But Dev they do!
You need to hold their hand and lead them by the nose.

 

[metbandit1]

Can you run us through exactly how you dispense please?

Step 1) Spile
2) Let it vent for a bit
3) Hit tap in with one swift wack (to not disturb any more sediment)
4) Leave it to settle a bit longer
5) drink.

 

[BrotherMalice]

How long does the beer last before if go's off once you have started drinking it?

 

[metbandit1]

Its best within 3 days, can push up to a week.

Unless of course you have a cask breather.

 

[evanvine]

From personal experience, the first 24 hrs the beer is "nesh".
The next 72 hrs the beer is on song.
It very soon deteriorates after that.

 

[BrotherMalice]

what is a cask breather?

 

[Archtronics]

Lets Co2 into the cask rather than o2.

 

[BrotherMalice]

that sounds like a good idea :) - I am hoping when I move to be able to get a cask system in place and have a little "pub" set up, cant see me getting through a full one in 3 days though...

 

[timbowden]

I dispense my cask beer with a "Cask Widge" set up connected to a Beer engine. I love it because the barrel sits upright therefore less space and wont roll!! It also takes the beer from the top so speeds up any settling time!

tim

 

[BrotherMalice]

That sounds like a good setup you have there, do you have any pictures?

 

[timbowden]

no photos at the moment and no brews in a cask! Go onto the cask widge website for more info

tim

 

[metbandit1]

I dispense my cask beer with a "Cask Widge" set up connected to a Beer engine. I love it because the barrel sits upright therefore less space and wont roll!! It also takes the beer from the top so speeds up any settling time!

tim

It wont roll anyway if you use wooden chocks to hold the cask! :wha:

:lol:

 

[BrotherMalice]

Looks like another interesting option :)

When is part 2 happening BTW? - not sure how long you leave the beer in the cask before "opening" it