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Hi, I'm interested in this issue too. I normally carbonate my kegs with CO2 at ambient temperature and leave them until I'm ready to put them in my kegerator which is at 6C. I have to admit that my carbonation is pretty hit and miss. It was fine when I was using the sugar method.

I used DME with a 25 litre brew of American Pale Ale and its REALLY FIZZY, tastes fantastic but is far too lively. I think I may have bottled it too soon, although the SG remained steady for three days (1016) . I think I'll leave the next brew for at least another week before bottling. The DME...

nice shed you have there:lol:

Yes, hops are grown locally, but I don't know which variety. I will f:mrgreen:ind out

Hi, I've been brewing for about six months. I started with kits and am now using grains, hops etc. Kits have been very successful, grains are proving a bit more time consuming but well worth the effort. I've been bottling to date but want to move on to kegs - I think cornie kegs may be the...