Cheers Daab, I'll take it off and have a look, there's a homebrew shop not too far away so I can pick one up from there.
Just greatful there's no serious cracks in the barrel, I've been told that the Hambleton bard ones can gets small cracks on occasions. My homebrew shop did do a full pressure test before I bought it, releasing the pressure in front of me so I knew to begin with it was Ok.
Admiral's Reserve is on the go!!
O.K tried it tonight seems stuck now at 1019 alc 3.04% think i might barrel this at the weekend as don't want it any drier didn't seem to have as much sweetness as i would have thought it would with being stuck quite high 
. double checked with my hydrometer as I've been using a refractometer both read the same.
. double checked with my hydrometer as I've been using a refractometer both read the same."Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." ~ Dave Barry
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brew mountain
Firstly, took the lid off and reseated the O ring and applied some more Vaseline and that seems to have done the trick 
Secondly, will be picking up my Brupaks Old Ale this weekend and hopefully get it in the FV. I'll keep an eye on the SG and hope it comes out right, Old Peculier's got to have a bit of kick, some of my friends are OP connoisseurs and it would be good to bring them round to home brew.
Mr Blue, I hope it all works out with your Old Ale
Secondly, will be picking up my Brupaks Old Ale this weekend and hopefully get it in the FV. I'll keep an eye on the SG and hope it comes out right, Old Peculier's got to have a bit of kick, some of my friends are OP connoisseurs and it would be good to bring them round to home brew.
Mr Blue, I hope it all works out with your Old Ale
just had a pint of admirals reverse wasn't holding much hope for this kit when seemed to have got stuck, but needn't of worried turned out bloody gorgeous 
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." ~ Dave Barry
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ebbadger
My admirals reserve spent 12 days fermenting to get it down from 1.065 to 1.010, I accidentally added an extra kilo of Glucose not knowing exactly what I was doing, however this may have helped as the supplied yeast went crazy within a few hours and it fermented out really really well.
I have now transferred it to a king Keg and primed with moscovado sugar because its what I had in the cupboard and it smells far better than normal sugar
The pressure barrle was pressurised within a few hours and I was able to bleed off the air that was left in their after barreling the pressure was up again immediately and i have a high pressure at the tap.
Its been in the secondary for 4 days now and I will be transferring it to the shed on Sunday for several weeks to clear and condition... if it lasts that long... The smell is lovely... Cant wait...
Cheers Steve
I have now transferred it to a king Keg and primed with moscovado sugar because its what I had in the cupboard and it smells far better than normal sugar
The pressure barrle was pressurised within a few hours and I was able to bleed off the air that was left in their after barreling the pressure was up again immediately and i have a high pressure at the tap.
Its been in the secondary for 4 days now and I will be transferring it to the shed on Sunday for several weeks to clear and condition... if it lasts that long... The smell is lovely... Cant wait...
Cheers Steve