Recent content by Gareth Collier

Cheers pal kind of you. Love pale ales. Have a counter fridge on as well stocked up at night looks amazing. Love this site me people offering advice for free. Not to mention you meet some top folk on here, its great. Live alone so no one to enjoy with peace & quite tho 👍 Keep brewing keep...

Cheers for the reply. Managed to find where I placed the washer thankfully or would have been a bugger. Just exchanged my empty bottle 70/30 so all good. Only thing is lost a lot of absorbed gas so have to wait a bit. What you tapping at the moment. Just bought these today. The hazy one is one...

Hi guys, quick one have a mixed gas bottle that I had fully topped up. After connecting to my regulator next day Unfortunately bottle leaked some how and was empty. I belive there is a white nylon washer inside where the regulator connects. Not can't remembe if it was in as I found it fell out...

Hi just kegged my St Peters Honey Porter a couple of days ago its now in fridge to cool. What co2 pressure to slow carbonate my Porter and how many days do you recommend. Also what serving pressure? I have seen that porters don't need much carbonation if am correct. Many thanks.

The kit is st peters Honey Porter. Kettle water was boiled and measured out. Only thing i can see is topping up level showing 500ml/400ml over not sure if that caused anything. Mixed in very well gave a very good stir. I took a photo of the OG so I know it was correct. Appreciate the reply will...

I made the kit out of the tins that was in the st peters stout kit. With the correct boiling water. Like I have done with many kits over the years. No sugar added at all as I keg and dispense with gas. Many thanks for your reply.

Hi guys, currently just finished fermentation. Just about to keg and put in my own made kegorator. Just like to ask my OG reading was 1.080 which seemed very high to me. Is this normal? if not why? FG reading stable at 1.014. This giving me around 8.66% I just can't understand why. As says...

Guinness mixed gas I have 30/70. After st peters ruby red ale fermentation has done will put in fridge and carb up keg with 12psi of co2 will leave for 3 weeks or more not going to force carbonate as find the taste is not as good. St peters cream stout I will put in fridge and carb with 30/70...

Much appreciated will put through co2 as have only a single regulator on nitro mix and have a double co2 regulator. Will be able to brew my st peter cream stout on nitro and st peters Ruby red ale on co2. Really appreciate your advice.

Hi guys, I currently have a bar in my garden with gas bottles co2 and Guinness mixed gas. I also have stout tap and normal tap. This is used in a kegorator I built. I have bought st peters ruby red ale and st peters honey porter. What gas should I used for these 2 types of beer. And what...

Much appreciated 50calshooter. Hope your well and enjoying the weather. Over carbonated a hazy ipa I brewed tit I am. I left to slow carbonate at 20 psi for a week and a have foaming issues. I switched today 1 inch 3/8 either side with 8ft 3/16. While still foamy it has helped over a few pints...

Thanks for the great advice. So Am I OK to use 3/8 like from keg to cooler then 1 inch of 3/8 coming out of cooler then to 3/16 going to tao with that be OK. Really appreciate your help guys. Many thanks Gareth

Hi guys, I am from Rotherham in Yorkshire. I would like to ask anyone know where I could order to collect or deliver 30l guinnes and 30l dark fruit cider from. Any one know where best to order from? Would really appreciate this. Regards Gareth

Hi guys, I have not long purchased a maxi 210 3 lone cooler. I am running guinnes and dark fruit. My twin beer tap has 3/16 line coming out. I have a coupler with 3/8 line coming out. Like to ask how long for beer line 3/8 coming out of coupler then going to join to 3/16 to control beer flow...

Beholder much appreciated 🙏.