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Hi Folks Can I use the same equipment for both (I know I had to get new for SHMBO wine)? Cheers G.

Hi folks. Question. If I’m brewing a real ale do I need to add sugar to my keg and then pressurise the keg. This is what I’ve been doing all along, with all my kits but if I’m not careful it flies out the tape and I end up with half a pint of froth. I’m a little worried if I don’t...

Hi Folks! Just a quick question. I have a King Keg and when it comes to pouring the beer the tap is real tight, leaving to settings dribble or far too fast getting somewhere in-between is really difficult. So can I put some Vaseline around the inner and the outer of the tap? Thanks Glynn

Hi folks I just have a quick question about the rubber bands on the King Kegs. I have 2, one has a brown rubber band around the gas outlet the other has a white band. The brown seems to lose its gas quit quickly but the white doesn’t there both smeared with Vaseline (the o ring that is)and...

Hi folks I was just wondering when the proper time is to do the Hydrometer readings before fermentation and after and does adding finings change the reading or can you do a final reading with your first proper pint? Cheers Glynn

Hi Folks. Just a couple of quick questions. I’ve just had to take the lid right off my FV to sprinkle on some more yeast as the fermentation is stuck. :evil: I’ve put the lid back on as carefully as possible so as not to create a pressure differential but my air lock has started to bubble...

Hi Folks I’ve got 3 questions on hard water if anyone can help. The water around here is silly hard Calcium (milligrams per litre) 112 Calcium carbonate (milligrams per litre) 293 I’m brewing kit Ales. 1. Will this hardness affect the reading of a hydrometer? :wha: 2. Are there any...

Hi folks. Right here goes. This is my first brew and it’s a Muntons Smugglers Gold. The mix was good with the temp spot on for pitching the yeast which was poured straight in and stirred in gently only a few times (SG 1043). The lid sealed nice. It was placed in our living room where I could...