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(Sorry for the silly question!) Is an airlock meant to be air-tight? I ask because my to-be beer is currently fermenting in the bucket. The bucket seems to be under pressure, as the plastic lid is being pushed upwards. There's some froth in the air lock, and a little liquid too. I'm...

Hey, I'll be picking up a straight-forward ale for my second brew: http://www.homebrewwest.ie/coopers-original-real-ale-17-kg-10-p.asp The recommend: Brewing Sugar, Carbonation Drops. Since I'll be barrelling, and not bottling, do I even need carbonation drops on top of brewing sugar...

Here's my Milestone IPA: It's not very bubbly (but you can see there is some). It was fermenting for four weeks, and in the barrel for three weeks. I added 80g of glucose when barreling the 20 litres. When pouring this glass, there was pressure. But by the time I had poured this small...

Hey, here's my barrel with my first brew in it already: I take it that this cap won't let me inject CO2? Howareya.

I'm guessing it's to do with syphoning, but I already have the racking stick, and the length of tubing.

Hi all, this is my first beer brew. Six days into it, I'm taking my first gravity sample. Does it look like you'd expect it to? I thought the yeast might have fallen down by now, but as you can see there are splotches of it still hanging around at the surface. I had a taste of the...