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I've just found why the keg is leaking, the tap thread (the bit which actually screws into the barrel) has almost separated from the tap. There's no way I can seal this keg now unless I can get a new tap to fit tomorrow. :(

After kegging my first brew last night I was told to start dreaming of drinking my beer and went to bed quite pleased with myself. However, I have got up this morning and found a puddle of beer on the floor, and on checking the barrel I have found it is now trickling out of the seal. The tap...

Brilliant! You have cheered me up no end,thanks very much guys, it's now in the barrel awaiting its destiny!

Meant to say it started at 1.036.

Sorry, looks like I may have written the SG incorrectly! It's probably 1.006. I've just checked the temperature and it's only 16deg C even though it is right next to a radiator and the CH has been set to come on at 19 for the last two weeks. It's a Brown Ale kit and I used the yeast that came...

Hello guys, I'm a beginner doing my first brew and need some advice please. I've had my beer fermenting for thirteen days now and the readings for the last three days have been 1.060, but I'm concerned because there is absolutely no froth on the surface at all, in fact it looks completely flat...

Thanks for your replies. Yes, MasterBrewer, I've used thermometers before, but as I said, there are no instructions so I didn't know how long it takes to register a reading correctly and I just want to know I'm doing everything correctly.

Hello, I'm brand new to brewing and have just started my first kit off last night. I've bought a triple scale hydrometer and a thin thermometer, but unfortunately neither have any instructions on usage. I don't even know if the thermometer is supposed to float in the fermenting bin, (I suspect...

Hello, My name's Garry and I've just started my first ever brew off yesterday (06/12/2013), which was a "Brewmaker Northumberland Brown Ale" kit. I'm an absolute novice but I'm sure I've followed the (very scant) instructions to the letter, disinfecting everything etc., but at the moment...