To hand pump or not?

[fertilebert]

I'm wondering would there be any significant difference if I were to hand pump my beer rather than just pouring out of the tap of my KK.
The early results of my first two AG brews seems to be good , but I am just wondering , is this the next logical step or not?
Any feed back appreciated, Thanks Rob.

[Whorst]

I'd be a mess without mine. Nothing like pulling a beautiful pint in your own home. You should be able to get a good used one for 50 quid.

[stevezx7r]

The one I have (which I won on here) is now in my brothers garage-come-bar, I'd say I wouldn't be without mine but I haven't seen it for a while

If you do get one, it's the cherry on the cake of home brewing

[mysterio]

They are fun to use and a great showpiece. If i'm honest I haven't used it in a while, i've been drinking mostly carbonated wheat beers & lagers. But it used to come everywhere with me along with a baby cornie keg.

I would highly recommend getting a cask breather or check valve with your pump.

[J_P]

I had to tweak my recipes slightly after I started serving my ales through my handpumps. I upped the hops as the CO2 I was serving under accentuated the bitterness.

It really is the perfect finishing touch for a batch of English ale, there is nothing quite like a good stiff mash followed by a nice hand pump


Even if folks accuse you of looking like Al Murray

[Whorst]

Yes, that's what I'm talking about! Viva La John!

[DEV]

IMO it's the only way to reward your efforts in home brewing.
When I go to the pub I never drink beer from bottles, only draught
its also less work.

[J_P]

IMO it's the only way to reward your efforts in home brewing.
When I go to the pub I never drink beer from bottles, only draught
its also less work.

I reckon you're right there Dev, we go to a lot of trouble to make the stuff the least we can do is serve it properly