Jim's Beer Kit

Cheers Kev You make perfect sense.. i shall drop the bag as after i stir in my grain it twists, and as i still have 2 other tools to choose from.. Not stuck then :) I will learn all these terms!!! also i was starting to run off into a jug turning the tap off when the jug was full and returned it to ...

Hi all i have a few Q's about mashing, as im a newbie im sorry if these are dumb Q's firstly ibought a flash coolbox mash tun after costing the build myself and finding the ready made thing for about the same price as building.. it arrived with a grain bag a false bottom and a converted ss tap conne...

Thanks Unclejoshua ive only been on the drinking side of the bar and am a total dispensing newbie :) DUH!!! my reasoning was based on not having a spare corny or pressure bottle to feed cleaner up the line... BUT as i just realised,i will have an empty keg that needs cleaning when it runs out of bee...

What I don't quite get is if a whisky barrel is too hard to clean for the first fermentation, why is it any different for aging - my point ism the yeast are still alive, won't the bad bacteria 'take over' so that when I come to do the secondary I won't get any fizz? good question, had me pondering ...

[IMG]http://flic.kr/p/awzmXK[/IMG] http://flic.kr/p/awzmXK Thanks for responding.. I have discovered the secret though.. late night tinkering driven by thirst.. I had screwed down the lever/plunger assembly to the tap body very tight, but not tightly enough... manipulation of the lever a few times a...

Hi all I need direction to simple idiot proof step by step guides on servicing beer taps?? can anyone help?? UK lever plunger types not US sliding barrel types Google has failed me. I ebayed an ex pub beer font with 4 flowcontrol taps.. spent a while cleaning steralising repainting the bracket,varni...