new brewer in need of some advice!!

[stixy]

Thanks im just about to have a look.
also guys how do u rate the king keggs as ive heard very mixed reviews and before i go and buy one id like to know how well they work at keeping pressure and any good/bad reviews.
The reason being, from whats been posted above i dont belive the kegg that came with my starter kit has the facility for CO2 to be added shoud it be required, and again from whats been posted above this is a distinct possibility.
If not the KK what alteritives would you recomend.

 

[A T]

Well you could click on the Links at the top hand right of the page and the second link down is Norm, he's a top bloke that anybody who's bought a cornie will vouch for. I haven't used a king keg so i won't knock them but the natural progress seems to be to move from them to cornies so maybe like me you could save the expense of paying out twice Cornies are bullet proof reliable and anything that does give due to wear and tear can be replaced making them every homebrewers first choice. If you do buy off Norm make sure to tell him we sent you and he'll look after you

 

[stixy]

Your a star mate! just emailed him now hopefully he can sort something out before its time to kegg.
Is the CO2 seperate to this type of kegg or does it plug into the top like some other keggs.

Changing the subject a bit i recently purchaed a boiler/mashtun (or at least this was the description in the title) ready for when im ready to do AG brewing but on reading some of the posts on here about moving to AG the equipment lists specify a boiler AND a mashtun.

So basicly im wondering if the "all in one units" are any good or even "all in one units" at all!!and in general what equipment you guys have and have found the best to use?

 

[A T]

Your a star mate! just emailed him now hopefully he can sort something out before its time to kegg.

Is the CO2 seperate to this type of kegg or does it plug into the top like some other keggs.

There's 2 metal posts on the top of the cornie one is beer out and the other is gas in :thumb:
[quote:3m2vrx3j]Changing the subject a bit i recently purchaed a boiler/mashtun (or at least this was the description in the title) ready for when im ready to do AG brewing but on reading some of the posts on here about moving to AG the equipment lists specify a boiler AND a mashtun.

Somebody else will answer better about the boiler/mash tun all in one

and in general what equipment you guys have and have found the best to use?

[/quote:3m2vrx3j]

You're going down a slippery slope there, some of the guys on here do like shiny equipment :lol:
Look at Phils brewery http://www.philrobins.org.uk/

 

[stixy]

right ill wait for a reply on that then,although it maybe worth posting a new thread on the subject.

Anyway another question if i may!, Everything is becoming much clearer in my head now but im not sure on the whole primeing/carbonation thing,
firstly some people say the prime others say they dont, i understand that certain beers dont require it but does that mean if you dont you will have to force carbonate. i mean is there some main advantages/disadvantages to priming or not??

Secondly from what i can gather reading different posts as a general rule of thumb the psi in the kegg should be 1 for 1 in terms of psi and temp but is this for everything i.e ales/larger/cider and when its moved to a cooler environment should the psi be adjusted to maintain the 1 for 1 ratio, and is it true when it comes to drinking the psi should be considibily lower.

does this only apply to the corney keggs or should every kegg if poss be kept at the right psi?

 

[EskiBrew]

ok good ill def keep an eye on this which means im gunna buy a CO2 bulb and the thingy! to fit it, are all keggs standard in that one bulb and adaptor fits all?

The main problem with the small CO2 bulbs is that they are all or nothing - I mean, you inject the whole CO2 contents into the keg in one regardless of whether you just need a top up

Not sure if you can still get them but Soda-stream refils are a better bet - you buy a simple adapter that screws on the top - then when you need to top up you can just press the bottle on for a few seconds. The S30 cylinders are similar and don't need the adapter - you just screw the cylinder on to the keg for a few seconds but you have to get the refils from the HB shop (when I used to use them, you could get Soda-stream refils from supermarkets).

Largers are harder to brew well because they show up imperfections - you need to get a cleaner taste. If you are just starting out, I would get a few ale and/or stout brews under your belt.

 

[stixy]

o yea i certainly will but would like to do a larger brew or two just for the experience more than anything, but ive heard ill require a sealed FV with an airlock rather than the snap on lid one, is this true do you know?

 

[Parva]

I have my third 10 gallon brew almost ready to keg sat in a big 10g bucket with a snap on lid (slightly cracked open to breathe). Never had an issue.