Thanks folks, went to buy a new barrel tonight but out of stock. All new gear for the Wherry i think.
Ha, I had a massive leak!! I lost a quarter of the pressure barrel but luckily I'd put it on a thick bathroom mat so quite a lot got soaked up. Still had a big puddle to clear up! Dave said the tap was a not done up tight enough so we've sorted that and it seems fine now. Less pints now though
Black ash flat pack furniture and a big tv alongside a half drank beer BACHELOR PAD Must have had female company if theres a spray can of furniture polish though
Ive just cracked open a bottle early and its rubbish Theres a taste of beer and its obviously got some strength but theres feck all carbonation Its cleared well and looks good in a glass but its the worst run ive done I think 17 deg c for three days on the second fermantation wasent enough Para dont like bottles and will stick to kegs from now on Less fuss less time and less mess Im very tempted to pour these bottles into the keg and artificially gas them but if i do that ill introduce air and oxidise it It tastes ok but it flatter than a hedgehog after poptop has passed by and the body is a little lacking The body i can understand as its taken early but there no hope of carbonation naturally now
We are in the same boat paradox we have very clear easy tasting beer but it is not very carbonated? I think we need to leave it somewhere a bit warmer for a bit. We are brewing again this weekend and are adding some treatment to our water just to see if it makes a difference.
with some beers, its not about the fizzyness or clarity but the taste if you have primed the bottles ..and there is some yeast still in the beer it will carbonate... you could put it into a keg with some more sugar and a bit of yeast, [maybe a yeast starter thats well under way..] any air introduced will be consumed by the yeast as it ferments, and your beer will recarbonate..
ive just ordered a 25kg sack of marris otter and 5 kg of pale malt with some hops, that lot will make 200 pints of beer for £31...
You failed to see the love sign below the tv. I blatant female influence. The furniture is left over from the bachelor days you are quite right but it wont take long for the misses to out that lot for some solid pine or something
apparently ive miscalculated.... and that quantity of grain will only make........ ....300 pints.... ......
Sound advice from a fellow brewer regarding carbonation. To get the best from your bottled beer keep them at room temp, say 18~22C for at least 2 weeks straight from bottling then try one, if carbonated put them all somewhere cool (cellar temp 12~14C ish) if not leave them a week or so longer, if you added sugar at bottling stage then they should be ok by 2 weeks. As for your kegs same treatment really only these should be quicker to reach carbonation, say 2~3 days, if not check for leaks on the caps as beer comes into condition a lot quicker in bulk so they should be 'up' within a few days of casking. If I were you I'd fire some CO2 into the kegs & see if they hold pressure to be sure they are not letting out any condition the beer is producing! In any case the beer will need some CO2 over it in the kegs to keep it fresh so sooner rather than later would be key mate.
Ive had a little shake of a few of the other bottles and they can be seen to fizz up at the neck so they are carbonated There also starting to darken more now Im wondering if i forgot to add the brewers sugar to one bottle Ive started 40 pints of wilkos best bitter off today as well as buying a woodfordes wherry real ale kit for the next run
