I am thinking of trying my hand at real ale and have a few questions. I have been reading here and other places on the net and learing a lot. It seems as though one of the biggest issues people face is that it is usually not possible to drink 5 gallons over the course of a few days if it's just a few people drinking. I have plenty of 5 gallon kegs, would there be anything wrong with splitting a batch of beer, 2 gallons to serve as a cask ale and 3 gallons to put on gas and serve as normal, or 1 gallon and 4 gallons? Also how are you achieving a 50 degree serving temp? I don't really have an extra fridge to dedicate to this and I would think a jockey box would make the beer to cool.
One other thought if you serve this all in the matter of one evening did you really accomplish the goal of serving a cask ale or must you drink it over several days to get the full effect?
Mike
One other thought if you serve this all in the matter of one evening did you really accomplish the goal of serving a cask ale or must you drink it over several days to get the full effect?
Mike