REAL Ale - Drinking from the pail

[david_42]

I should keg this, but it's cold in the brewery and I'm feeling lazy. So, here's a pint of Ordinary Bitter right from the pail.

 

[Yooper]

That looks great! Talk about real ale.

I had a little sip from my fermenter today, too, truth be told. It's not very good, though. Just a flat American amber ale. I think your bitter looks wonderful.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I had a dream about going to a bar last night that had 7 cask beers. Now I can't get casks out of my head and am afraid a beer engine and real ale is my next brewing endeavor. The wife will not be happy.

 

[david_42]

If you look at RV equipment, there are hand pumps that are reasonably priced alternatives to beer engines.

 

[motobrewer]

recipe?890

 

[david_42]

It's an Austin Homebrew OB, dead cheap.

PM
1.75 lb Maris Otter
8 oz C60L

155F /45 min.

3.5 lb Extra Pale extract

1.5 oz Fuggle @ 60
0.5 @ 5

OG 1.036 FG 1.010
Safale-04

 

[motobrewer]

nice. i'm currently drinking my first brew ever, it's a Bitter, NB kit.

i'll definitely try this out

 

[IrregularPulse]

If you look at RV equipment, there are hand pumps that are reasonably priced alternatives to beer engines.

You're awesome. We have a popup with this same pump.....and we don't use the water system when we camp!! I wonder if swmbo would notice a big hole in our camper counter. I could totally play it off as making her more storage space and then hmm what to do with this old faucet/pump......

Whats the time limit for drinking a cask beer?
I'm thinkg 2-3 gallon batches. When it's 75-80% done fermenting, rack to a small vessel to serve from. The other 20-25 fermentation will give it the mild carbonation. But pumping it with that pump, how long till it's too oxidized to drink?

 

[Rushis]

I have that exact PM recipe kit sitting in my primary right now. Only on day 5 so i haven't bother checking the SG.

 

[TexLaw]

Yum! Yum!


TL

 

[Mike M]

Nothing wrong with that.

 

[LeftyGorilla]

Well, that is inspiring. I was planning to bottle a dark wheat beer tonight, but I think I'll let it hang for the weekend to drop a few more points. Maybe longer.

But I pulled a flat pint out of the primary and its a little bit of heaven.

 

[homebrewer_99]

You're awesome. We have a popup with this same pump.....and we don't use the water system when we camp!! I wonder if swmbo would notice a big hole in our camper counter. I could totally play it off as making her more storage space and then hmm what to do with this old faucet/pump......

I guess you didn't realize you're the proud owner of a Pop-Up Brewery...???

 

[IrregularPulse]

Oh I've realized this. I'm on the lookout for a 3G corny on the cheap. It would fit nicely in one of the small cabinets that has the perfect counter space for a single tap tower right by the door