Recent content by chris_newton

Hi all I have just barrelled a batch of lager (its a kit version,) the barrel it stands in is a 5 gallon pressure barrell, with a top on that u can squirt gas in when it goes flat. I barrelled the lager about 20 mins ago and its sat next to me in a nice warm place, however i can now here a...

Hi all I am on about my 10th batch of lager, i use the kits, and i am trying a john bulls lager now and i made it about 18 hours ago and there is hardly no air lock activity, i usually make the kits about 6pm and when i get up the next day its bubbling away nicely, however this one is...

ita a youngs 5 gallon pressure barrel

Hi all I am on my 4th batch of homebrew (from the kits) and i barrelled a batch 2 weeks ago, i know for a fact i put the sugar in to carbonate it etc, but the way i put the sugar in was to mix it with a pint of the brew then add it to the barrell. Anyway i pulled a pint tonight to test...

Hi all I bought the above kit and followed the instructions perfectly, and while it was fermenting it went bang and the airlock flew out and most of it went on the ceiling and floor. What can cause this? like i say i followed the instructions pefrectly, i was a little concerned that it asked...

after i bottled them i put them in a coold palce for nearly 3 weeks

Hi all i am on my 3rd batch of lager and my last batch i bottled for the first time, i followed the instructions with this kit, ie i put the right amount of sugar when priming the bottles. However most of the bottles when i opened them did not have any head when i poured them and appeared...

I have just noticed on the back of the packet that i should have added the finings the day before bottling, however i can not bottle for another 5 days now as i am going away, will this cause any problems?? Thanks again Chris

Hi all My batch of lager has finished fermenting, i had checked this by hydrometer reading and there was no bubbles coming out of airlock. I have added finings to my fermenting bin, for which i plan to leave stand now for a week before bottling. When i added my finings, it all froathed...

Thanks and no i have not added them yet as its still fermenting so ofcourse i will add them when its finished. Thanks

we are using beer brite.

so can you not add it to primary? as i dont do a secondary fermentation, it hoes from fermenting bin to bottles. Thanks

Hi all Is there a way of knowing after adding finings to the fermenting bin how long you have to wait before you can bottle it. Thanks Chris

Hi everyone. Well my first batch of lager is sitting in the keg now and will be for the next month, although im still not 100% sure it has worked, as when I looked after about 5 days of it fermenting there was no froth on the top at all. There was bubbles coming out of the airlock at a...

Hi all I have recently barrelled my first batch of lager, I bought a keg barrel especially for this and when I put it in the barrel I put the correct amount of sugar like it said to in the instructions for a barrel. My question is, I want to transfer some from the barrel to a few bottles...