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Sorry Khiddy i missed that post at first look there. I only have the 8g bulbs so have to wait until the pressure stops pushing the beer out naturally, as you say, and then add co2 through 8g bulbs which i'm guesssing i'll go through quite a few of! I've been reading about forced carbonatio...

Again thanks for your reply, at least it sounds as though everything should work out fine in theory anyway! "When I've used a keg, I carbonate by setting the keg's CO2 pressure to 30psi or something, and letting it sit for a couple of days" I've read a lot of comments like this over the...

Just had a quick look at howtobrew.com and it suggests adding the the corn sugar boiled in a little water then cooled to the fermenter and stir gently. Leave for about 30 minutes for sediment to clear a bit before syphoning the beer to the keg. Am i on the right track now?

Thanks for your reply JPicasso. I used the carbing tabs 1 1/2 per bottle for 500ml bottles. I do have a keg which i will be syphoning the dark ale into in 1-2 days. My question was really just in reagrds to this. Like you mentioned i was going to boil a little water with around 5oz...

Can no one give advice on this? First batch i made was flat, so all i want to do is get it right with a little fizz like normal beer/ale this time. Will doing as i suggested, secondary for 3-4 days then to the garden shed for a few weeks give me drinkable Ale that won't be flat? Thanks

Hi all Just a quick question to all who knows more than me (everyone else on the site probably!) I'm fermenting a coopers dark ale, that stuff bubbles away like nothing i've seen! Couldn't even find my airlock lid when i checked it the next day thanks to the huge pile of brown foam that...

Thanks for the advice Dan but i got myself some coopers carbonation drops which i'm going to use 1 1/2 of per bottle, 500ml bottles. Turns out my valve lid for my pressure barrel is leaky, probably the reason my first brew was flat lager! I'm a bit pissed off at that, just annoyed...

Hi again guys. First batch turned out, well, like lager but flat? The woman in the homebrew shop said that i probably hadn't put enough sugar in before secondary and that i should've added 4 heaped tablespoons. I injected a bulb of co2 gas into it but all it does is give the lager a...

Firstly thanks for all the replies, i'm sure they'll all come in very handy. I'm located near Glasgow, Scotland. I'm off to the nearest homebrew shop today (about 10 miles away in Glasgow City centre) to see what i can pick up and get some advice. I think i'll try and get some liquid...

Hi all i'm new to the forum. I bought all the kit 25 litre bin, hydrometer, pressure barrel, airlock, syphon tube etc and I've done my first brew (youngs harvest lager, empty can add water and sugar). Fermented for 7 days, transferred to barrel and added sugar, secondary fermentation for 4...