Jim's Beer Kit

I would vent a small amount of pressure now and then keep an eye on it.Once you have drunk the contents,pour a kettle full of boiling water into the keg,leave it for 5-10 minutes then you should be able to manipulate the bottom of the barrel into its correct position!

JabbA wrote:Would sticking some candi sugar into the boil help? I've got a 500g of the dark stuff waiting to be used- I just need to come up with a recipe...

Cheers,
Jamie

I dont think candi sugar will help with body/mouthfeel as it is fully fermentable!(iirc).

As escapizm says,always make sure the valves are open when placing IC in the boiler as you may blow a connection apart!

Or, ........ is he not the figment of our imagination........... but the man responsible for 'tearing apart a forum' :roll: because of the sensitivities of those who like to compare the size of their pids. Now they have a place they can get the rule out and see if their big shiny things measure up....

Chris-x1 wrote:I'm just a figment of your imagination

Chris did the admins allow you your old avatar back when you reached 5000 posts???

and over and over and over zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz =D> =D> =D> =D> With the speed that Chris-x1's answers are posted I think that his brain is wired into the database...his brain is activated by search words being posted...I dont believe that Chris is infact a real person ...

I use BeerTools - mostly because its free and easy to use :lol: It's always been pretty accurate as well in terms of the way my finished beers have compared with the predicted data. I can't vouch for it's suitability for use by a commercial micro brewery, but this home brewer rates it =D> I use Bee...

I bought one of these camelbak and use the tube brush for my corny out tube and other various tubing.

garwatts wrote:

oxford brewer wrote:Now I see yeast

How many have you had Colin

I had enough that it made me by Scoobys brewery!!!!

Now I see yeast

I'm with Ditch on this one.I too use a microfibre cloth, which is poked through the hole along with about a litre of hot water and a few spoon fulls of soda crystals,replace the lid and give the barrel a good shake, rattle and roll until it is clean.

It really does seem that my birthday has come early. The Parcelforce man just dropped this lot off! http://www.axes51.dsl.pipex.com/bborder.jpg Well I know what I'll be doing tomorrow :D Hell, I may just get a mash on now :D :D Cheers, Jamie Nice birthday present....I dont see any yeast though?? :l...

Before filling the corny with beer,pour a kettle full of boiling water into the corny,put the lid on and then invert the keg for a few minutes.This softens the plastic on the poppets and helps them find a good seal.

I've just won another fridge from Freecycle. Unfortunately its not big enough to accommodate my FV :( It has a freezer compartment that looks just like a flat bottomed U shaped piece of metal (quite thin). I tried to put in a couple of pictures but got this message Sorry, the board attachment quota...

Also, in between batches, what's the best practice for storing bottles etc. so they are in good nick and require the minimum of effort to prepare on bottling day? I'd recommend rinsing with water after their previous use to prevent the growth of mould and nasties on the beer that remains in the bot...