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Stu-pid · Post by **Stu-pid** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:53 pm

Thanks for your replys everyone. It sounds like the cheap kits are rubbish. If I'm going to spend Ã‚Â£9 on a kit, and a fiver on spray malt, i may as well just buy a decent kit in the first place.

I've had my Wherry in the keg for 3weeks now, so another week till it's time to start drinking. How long have I got until the beer will start to go downhill?

Orfy · Post by **Orfy** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:09 pm

More time than it'll take to drink it.
If it's kept right the last one will be the best.

Stu-pid · Post by **Stu-pid** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:12 pm

I'm having a bit of a party on the 10th-11th March. Supposing I still had 20pints left by then, would it still be ok to drink?

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:17 pm

Stu-pid wrote:I'm having a bit of a party on the 10th-11th March. Supposing I still had 20pints left by then, would it still be ok to drink?

I seriously doubt that you'll have any left by then

, but if you do it should be fine to drink

Orfy · Post by **Orfy** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:18 pm

Stu-pid wrote:I'm having a bit of a party on the 10th-11th March. Supposing I still had 20pints left by then, would it still be ok to drink?

I'd get brewing if I were you.

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:52 pm

Stu-pid wrote:I'm having a bit of a party on the 10th-11th March. Supposing I still had 20pints left by then, would it still be ok to drink?

If you manage to have that much beer left over in a month and a bit then it will be fine (assuming that it is stored properly)

sparky Paul · Post by **sparky Paul** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:02 pm

bitter_dave wrote:I seriously doubt that you'll have any left by then

Indeed...

...stock levels do tend to diminish far quicker than anticipated...

Stu-pid · Post by **Stu-pid** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:08 pm

PieOPah wrote:
Stu-pid wrote:I'm having a bit of a party on the 10th-11th March. Supposing I still had 20pints left by then, would it still be ok to drink?
If you manage to have that much beer left over in a month and a bit then it will be fine (assuming that it is stored properly)

Please define "stored properly".

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:30 pm

Stu-pid wrote:
Please define "stored properly".

Your container (bottle or keg) needs to be well cleaned and sanitized and be air tight.

If it is sanitized then you can get infections. If it isn't airtight (besides leaking C02) you risk oxidization.

kt88man · Post by **kt88man** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:20 pm

Stu-pid wrote:Please define "stored properly".

And if you can keep the storage temperature around 10-13C all the better.

steve_flack · Post by **steve_flack** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:24 pm

PieOPah wrote: If it is sanitized then you can get infections.

I think you mean 'isn't sanitized'

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:05 am

steve_flack wrote:
PieOPah wrote: If it is sanitized then you can get infections.
I think you mean 'isn't sanitized'

Stu-pid · Post by **Stu-pid** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:30 pm

OK, tried the first pint of my Wherry during the England match today. It's been in the primary for a week, then the keg for 3weeks. It's still pretty cloudy (compared to pub ale). And there was some sediment at the bottom of the glass, which I suspect to be dead yeast. What have I done wrong?

Post by **Andy** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:42 pm

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PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:40 am

Stu, I assume that you have a bottom tap barrel. The first couple of pints that you serve will kick up some of the sediment that has settled at the bottom. This will result in your first pints having excess amount of sediment in it.

Hopefully after 2 or 3 you should start seeing some great pints being serverd.

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