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I am not sure how many brewers here brew cask ale. I small batch BIAB brew and have made it my mission for 2022 to nail a cask ale best bitter. I have my first Best Bitter in a 5 litre minikeg/cask, the party keg variety. Now when brewing real ale and casking it, venting is one of the steps...

Very useful! No idea on the yeast as it’s the first time I have used it. West Yorkshire is what I used. Between whirfloc, a quick post boil chill and dropping the temp for a couple of days after primary it looks pretty clear. Temp is controlled well. And I primed using a calculator. So fingers...

How long does this take? A week at 12C?

That’s interesting. I open fermented the first 3 days and then closed the lid for the last 4 days. So perhaps the open ferment will result in a lower CO2 volume?

It’s what the brewing app gives as the figure. I brewed at between a low of 18C and high of 20C.

thanks Vikeman. That clears it up

I have a best bitter that has reached FG fermenting at 18C. I want to cask it and condition it at 12C adding some sugar for priming. The CO2 in the beer is around 0.8-0.9 volumes after primary. When I put 12C as the new beer temperature the calculator then says the beer doesn't need sugar and...

Awesome. Thanks for the info.

quick question. looking to cask a small batch best bitter. Assuming it has reached FG do I need to do secondary fermentation at 18°C plus or will it carbonate with primer in the cask at 12°C (cellar temp)? Trying to work out if secondary fermentation and conditiowning need to be two separate...

I would be interested in that! Currently only brewing 1 gallon BIABs because it allows me to brew more frequently.

Hi, Currently about to put a 4 litre small batch ale into primary in a 2x 2 litres glass demijohns. Can the same types of bottles also be used as the conditioning/carbonation bottles for a low volume carbonation say somewhere around 1.5 vol of CO2 using their screw caps? Can the bottles...