To hand pump or not?

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fertilebert

To hand pump or not?

Post by fertilebert » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:33 pm

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

Post by Whorst » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:47 pm

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.




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stevezx7r

Post by stevezx7r » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:28 am

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 :cry:

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

mysterio

Post by mysterio » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:47 am

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

Re: To hand pump or not?

Post by J_P » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:24 pm

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 :flip:

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Even if folks accuse you of looking like Al Murray :lol:

Whorst

Re: To hand pump or not?

Post by Whorst » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:17 pm

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

DEV

Re: To hand pump or not?

Post by DEV » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:06 am

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

Re: To hand pump or not?

Post by J_P » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:07 pm

DEV wrote: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

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