Recent content by Ben034

You could prime the keg and bottles individually, but a low carbonation saison is probably not ideal.

From the top of the keg in the picture, it still looks like the "easy keg" or equivalent that are also used to lightly carbonate cask type beers. I also bought a set of three unmarked kegs of this type which were fine for a low carbonation style over two to three uses. After that unfortunately...

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/easy-keg-5l.57568/page-93 Here's a really long thread on them. I think I used 12g sugar to carbonate.

If these are the type of mini kegs that you get in supermarkets with beer already in, they won't manage high pressure. When I used them, I only primed to approx 1.5 vols co2 like a cask ale. Unfortunately they don't last long before giving off an "aluminium" flavour from my experience.

The buckles were black and yes had a small screw and nut to fix to the unit.

I bought from brewkegtap and didn't get the buckles in the original order. They sent after a quick email no issue.

Yes it is coated in something waterproof and it can be submerged. I prefer not to submerge the end still though out of habit. It doesn't sink in the mash for me even when the mash is thin. So by default works its way into the middle of the mash which is ideal.

I've used the whirlpool arm a couple of times now and did get a decent cone of trub / hops in the middle of the bottom plate. Watching the wort flow out of the BZ, it did seem to drain around the sides of the trub cone and until the last few drops it was clear wort. This was even with a...

Yes, there's a video specifically about this on the Kegland youtube page on how to set up the PID function. It does a good job of explaining the relevant settings. I think I also used a David Heath video on youtube which was helpful. It was then a little trial and error with water, raising the...

I also use GEB malt and haven't had an issue so far. It wasn't marked as double crushed (one of the three options they have)? As above, I would definitely reduce the flow rate. I've found the separate thermometer to be useful. With the PID settings properly calibrated, it holds to within a...

I may have missed your response, but did you have the pump running at full speed, or throttled back (with ball valve / percentage setting)?

Was the pump working at full speed? Or had you throttled it with the ball valve / pump percentage setting? I think stirring regularly is a good idea anyway. I go with a very thin mash so haven't had this problem, but what was your grain to water ratio out of interest ?

Yep definitely best avoided in my experience. They started to rust for me quite quickly and I had a metallic taste after three or so uses.

Iceland in the UK usually sell 3l fizzy drink bottles. I have a few on hand in case batches come in slightly higher than 10l.

The 5l kegland versions are very good. I've had two in my fridge for a couple of years. Two lying on their sides takes up the majority of a shelve (with the ball lock posts facing forward). I use a mini regulator with a "pluto gun" style tap (kegland as well I think). You can get 50 x 16g co2...