I am not sure how many brewers here brew cask ale. I small batch BIAB brew and have made it my mission for 2022 to nail a cask ale best bitter. I have my first Best Bitter in a 5 litre minikeg/cask, the party keg variety. Now when brewing real ale and casking it, venting is one of the steps. I can't get spiles as soon as I need them. I have a small cork that fits the hole in the rubber two piece cap. Think this will work in the place of a soft spile? Cork is porous right? See photo. Cheers
Venting cask ale with a cork in place of a soft spile
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I don't see why it wouldn't work, although a cork may be denser as they are used to seal bottles.
Northern_Brewer
British - apparently some US company stole my name
Just as a general comment, you're probably better off asking about cask stuff on UK-based forums.
In this case - cork is slightly porous over a period of months to years, but is way less porous than a soft spile which has to work within hours/days. But fitting it loosely should do the job.
In this case - cork is slightly porous over a period of months to years, but is way less porous than a soft spile which has to work within hours/days. But fitting it loosely should do the job.
mashpaddled
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A compressed cork will be much denser than a soft spile. You might blow out the cork.
