Hello all
This is my first question on here so firstly hi to everyone I have enjoyed reading all the threads and learning about this wonderful beer brewing process
Like most newbies I ran into brewing like a bull in a china shop. I started with a simple bitter kit and followed ( as far as any real man would) the instructions in the kit. After two weeks in my primary I primed and bottled a few beers. The week after thinking I was the brewing king I purchased my very own pressure barrel! And transferred the rest of the batch into it added sugar and it has sat in my 'brewing lab' ever since
Now being the impatient fellow that I am I have already opened two of my bottles and have been blown away by how well it's come out! So much so that I now want to share the love with all my friends by giving them all some bottles of my first batch. Herein lies the problem and my question to you all is:
Can you bottle straight from a pressure barrel?
Will the beer loose it's carbonation?
Should I add extra sugar to the bottles or will the yeast be inactive now after such a long time
It is worth pointing out that I do have the option of buying a co2 injector for the barrel to further fizz my brew and to be honest I'm looking for an excuse to justify the expense with my 'brewing widow' so any help in that department would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry fir the newb question chaps!
This is my first question on here so firstly hi to everyone I have enjoyed reading all the threads and learning about this wonderful beer brewing process
Like most newbies I ran into brewing like a bull in a china shop. I started with a simple bitter kit and followed ( as far as any real man would) the instructions in the kit. After two weeks in my primary I primed and bottled a few beers. The week after thinking I was the brewing king I purchased my very own pressure barrel! And transferred the rest of the batch into it added sugar and it has sat in my 'brewing lab' ever since
Now being the impatient fellow that I am I have already opened two of my bottles and have been blown away by how well it's come out! So much so that I now want to share the love with all my friends by giving them all some bottles of my first batch. Herein lies the problem and my question to you all is:
Can you bottle straight from a pressure barrel?
Will the beer loose it's carbonation?
Should I add extra sugar to the bottles or will the yeast be inactive now after such a long time
It is worth pointing out that I do have the option of buying a co2 injector for the barrel to further fizz my brew and to be honest I'm looking for an excuse to justify the expense with my 'brewing widow' so any help in that department would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry fir the newb question chaps!