Jim's Beer Kit

[quote="timtoos"]Does anyone else get the ‘homebrew twang’ when making kit beers? I have made loads of kits but nowadays I generally produce AG beers. Whenever I make kit beers nowadays I always get that familiar twang. I ferment both kits and my AG brews in the same way, in a stainless fermenter wi...

I don't worry about it. Cold break does not have any ill-effect on beer for homebrewers, and can (I've heard) act as yeast nutrient. I've stopped worrying about hot break getting in too, if it means pushing it and hops aside from the inlet filter to get the last of the wort out.

I'm also interested in this, having managed to spread Brett from one keg to another two (possibly 3) via the interconnected split gas lines. Not something I want to ever happen again! I've looked at the 4-way manifold on BrewUK, but I need to know more about how the check valves work. From another s...