Recent content by schismatic

thanks for your advice guys, i actually managed to work it out before i realised i'd get replies to the post. forgot to put water in the tube to get suction through it.

this is probably the stupidest question ever - how do you actually syphon! i've got a simple racking cane with tube attached to it and I realise that you have to have your fermenter higher than the thing you're transferring to (a keg for me). but nothing is coming through the tube! how do i get...

try some of the online places. i got my stuff from www.easybrew.co.uk, not sure if they deliver to ireland though, but you can try it. or try searching for home brew shops on google.co.uk

i likes it. good horns

cheers i'll try it

Ok guys, my first brew (extract) has been in my primary fermenter for a week now. After 2 days the kreusen was about 2" above the liquid line, now it's dropped back into the beer (i'm presuming this is where it's gone anyway). Now I'd like to point out that I do not have a secondary, and was...

how do you use CO2 to transfer? i'm gonna be going primary straight to keg

that thought had crossed my mind - i've not done this before so i have no feel about how much natural carbonation will occur. i'm also a bit unsure about how much CO2 to add.

thanks guys, i do indeed have a CO2 canister that I can use, thanks for the suggestions about when to use it - ".....go flat towards the middle to end of the batch..." how long do you guys suggest i let the brew sit in the keg for after adding it to the priming sugar before it's ready to...

this it the barrel i have - http://www.easybrew.co.uk/product_detail.php?id=1257&kit=5&category=57&PHPSESSID=5d9d1f3efb7974411e625d16ac4150c2&PHPSESSID=5d9d1f3efb7974411e625d16ac4150c2 - and this is the priming sugar -...

Should I add my priming sugar to my barrel just before I add my beer if I don't intend on bottling it? I intend on just leaving it in the barrel and then just using the barrel's tap to dispense it. Is this the right way to go about it?

i've nowhere to put an airlock unless i drill a hole - hence the investment in a better fermenting bin. the spherical barrel, let me clarify lol. it's basically a round, spherical barrel with a tap and 4 little legs to stand it somewhere. the cap at the top has a CO2 inlet and also a pressure...

thanks guys, that's really cleared things up for me. have sealed it fully now and i'm going to relieve it every few hours - i have enough time to do this as i'm a student. i will invest in a bin with a hole for an airlock as well. another question - sorry! - but when it comes to finishing...

ah ok, well i will buy one for my next brew. i'm quite worried about this first batch now. i stirred it once this morning, and i don't think i sanitised the spoon before stirring it, although the previous day when sanitising the bin i stirred the cleaning solution thoroughly with the spoon but...

ok cheers guys. my bin doesn't have a hole, and hence doesn't have an airlock. might it be a good idea to invest in one that does have one?