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https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/easy-keg-5l.57568/ https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/mini-keg-usage-maintenance-party-star-deluxe-part-1.59404/ A thread about these kegs above and guide below.

https://www.brewuk.co.uk/easy-keg-bung.html You need to get these (above). The flimsy caps you're using are just dust caps. The proper bung let's you carbonate in the keg and then depressurise before serving. Not sure if you're in the US or UK but these kinds of kegs are quite popular in the UK.

Thanks dude that makes sense!

Hi, I have an Imperial Brown ale flavoured with peanut butter which I'm looking to enter into a BJCP competition. I believe the correct category would be 30A Spice, Herb or Vegetable beer. The category allows for the base beer to be a non-classic style which, of course, Imperial Brown ale is...

Thanks for the input guys, both very helpful. Cheers

Wondering if anyone can help/offer views on this. I'm a BIAB brewer and have never sparged. I'm in the process of building a single vessel recirculating system based on BrewPi. Although I've never sparged, I've often heard that a stuck sparge or problems sparging can be caused by running off to...

Would be great to hear how this clone attempt turned out!

Thanks. I will try gently disturbing the FV a bit to see if I can dislodge it. Cheers!

Hello, First time using this yeast after hearing lots of good things about it. I've fermented an oatmeal stout which finished up a couple of weeks ago - hit target FG and it hasn't budged since then. Krausen at the end of fermentation was huge and slowly dissipated over a week or so, however...

I'm planning an oatmeal stout brew day this weekend and i'd heard good things about toasting your oats to impart more oat taste to the beer, rather than them simply imparting texture. I toasted them for about an hour at 300 degrees until they had started to turn a very light golden brown. The...

Sorry, just noticed 4 ounces. That is quite a lot for a fairly delicate hop variety. if that is all going in at knock out it could be that, combined with the yeast, it's just accentuating the pepper/clove notes from both the yeast and hops. Perhaps try doing the first beer again with a clean...

How late in the boil are you adding these hops and in what kind of quantity? If you're using large charges at knock-out I could imagine spicier varieties accentuating the phenolic character that a Belgian yeast might produce under the right conditions. I've also heard of some Belgain strains...

Thanks for all the replies. I ended up stumping for 10% Carafa 3 bit I only put half of that and did the other half as a cold steep which got added to the end of the boil. The beer is now fermented and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it's as black as ink which is what I was shooting for. I've...

Hi all. I've not used this specialty malt before but I'm looking to brew either a black IPA or a black lager and this seems to be the way to go if you're looking to avoid the strong/harsh roast flavour/aromas from likes of Chocolate and Roasted Barley. I've been doing some reading and most...

Thanks! Your logic makes sense to me :)