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I simply run the cooled wort from my boiler (fitted with a stainless steel hop filter on the tap), into a spare FV and let it settle for around an hour. This 'spare' FV has an additional tap I added which is some 100 mm up from the bottom, this allows me to a quickly run off the first 4...

I use Beer Engine (free software), water volumes from this are always spot on for me. You simply enter the total end volume required and you get simple total liquor and strike liquor volumes calculated based on your grain quantity. Mash density by default is 2.5 litres/kg, but can be altered...

Hi there, anyone got any thoughts on cooling a King Keg? I don't want to go down the 'put it in the fridge' route as I don't have space for another fridge, or consider running the beer through a commercial type beer chiller (seems very uneconomical to run up one of these just to draw a pint or...

Yes please! Looks a lot better than my old home made one! 😉

Hi, does anyone know if Norm (the Corny King) is still around and trading? I had some stuff from him years ago but have lost his contact info. Thanks!