Secondary fermentation

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crafty john

Re: Secondary fermentation

Post by crafty john » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:53 pm

Mark Alderson wrote:I have brewed a Brupaks - Pride of Yorkshire kit and syphoned into a new King Keg pressure barrel. It has been at room temperature for two weeks and secondary fermentation doesn't appear to have taken place. I have now moved the barrel to a cool place. What can I do to ensure the barrel naturally pressurises?

Thanks in anticipation.

Mark.
It might be a stupid question, but did you add priming sugar :?: Presuming you did you probably have a leak on the seal of the lid

micromaniac

Re: Secondary fermentation

Post by micromaniac » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:02 pm

crafty john wrote:
Mark Alderson wrote:I have brewed a Brupaks - Pride of Yorkshire kit and syphoned into a new King Keg pressure barrel. It has been at room temperature for two weeks and secondary fermentation doesn't appear to have taken place. I have now moved the barrel to a cool place. What can I do to ensure the barrel naturally pressurises?

Thanks in anticipation.

Mark.
It might be a stupid question, but did you add priming sugar :?: Presuming you did you probably have a leak on the seal of the lid
yes just keged a brew and when i checked it two days later i hadnt put the lid on square. althuo it was tight it was cross threaded sorted now should be ok :pink:

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