Jim's Beer Kit

Some yeast strains won't flocculate without a fight, it could well be what's happening here. That being said you may also have some cells with mutations that now won't drop out. It'll be fine to use, and you can just chuck out most of the liquid before pitching and this will take out what's in suspe...

Having returned a similar one myself I would suggest trying the below: Separating the piston/pump assembly from the handle should require a spanner. The hexagonal barrel at the top should have a conventional thread to accept the steel rod. To undo this you will need to loosen the small hex nut under...

Hopefully the captions are better on the 2nd and subsequent episodes; they were truly terrible in the first one. Although, I did enjoy watching it. The problem there is on YouTube ~98% of the captions are auto-generated so they frequently get it wrong (it's probably an American algorithm getting co...

You'll probably have a seals & bearings shop somewhere vaguely near you, they should carry the O-rings suggested. More likely to be on industrial estates serving machinists, etc. Maybe a bit of google-fu will find you an online retailer or eBay listing but I'd say you're better off finding a shop. T...

I've seen more issues with oxidation in kegs than bottle-conditioning This will be because the yeast consumes any oxygen you introduced during packaging when it consumes the priming sugar, though mixing in a small amount of Vitamin C (1/4-1/2 tbs per 25L seems to work for me) will also act as an ins...

To inject a shot of positivity into this thread, proper traditional cask from small/medium independent brewers is readily available in a number of Sheffield pubs. Sheffield Tap: Has 10 hand pulle beers of varying types (bitters, pales, IPAs, stouts, etc.), some traditional some more "crafty." I thin...

My suggestion would be to get an adapter for your regulator that allows you to use a soda stream bottle, and take one of those. You can buy/make a clip to hang the bottle off the keg for convenience. Just becomes a "set and forget" system and you can then just enjoy the party and take the inevitably...

£9.40 a pint!?!

F*** me!

Mind you I suppose you need to have more money than sense to afford anything in that part of London anyway...

Amazing news! Really hope it works out for the new owners, and the great quality and service continues...

Is it a sign of old age when you need a hundred words when a dozen would/should do? I don't think so, otherwise I've been an old man since my late teens... :shock: If you use John Guest connectors (like what Brew Keg Tap sell in their keg kits) then if you need to dismantle the regulator/keg/airlin...

Having gone down this rabbit hole myself recently I can suggest the below: https://brewkegtap.co.uk/collections/keg-kits (just buy a keg kit and you've got everything sorted bar the CO2 bottle. Their reconditioned kegs are really good value and behave like new) The Kegland regulator works really wel...

Obviously I wish them well in their well-deserved retirement, but that's my primary hop source gone now... I've struggled to purchase quality hops in the last few years, and theirs were head and shoulders above just about everyone else. Throw in very good prices and they were unbeatable. Only place ...

I have to towards the end as the mesh eventually gums up with hop matter & trub.

Can't say it's had an appreciable impact on my beer, positive or negative.

No worries Top Cat, Just make sure it is a fine enough mesh bag or the hop particles will go through; you could always test this prior with a bucket of water and some spare pellets. (also I don't think hop pellets do your drains any favours; the odd bit from washing out your bag probably won't do an...

I've never managed to get the material to cone properly, and to be honest I don't bother. My immersion chiller tends to wreck this anyway... I had the same issue previously in that I couldn't use pellets in my process as they were a nightmare and clogged taps, etc. but I've found a solution out of n...