I really enjoy a traditional cask conditioned bitter served from a hand pump. I have found that if you buy the same beer in a can or bottle they seem to be massively over carbonated, First question- why is this? In terms of my own home brew I bottle my beer in 500ml bottles, last time I made...
Thanks, that makes sense. I think the early part of my fermentation was a little cold (in the cellar), plus I disturbed it a bit when I moved it into my new temperature control fridge. So I'll try leaving it another week, then wedging up the front a bit.
I am a "learner" brewer. I have made a couple of batches so far. using this fermenting bucket. For bottling there is a wand that attaches to the tap with a stop flow valve on the end. This seems to be a very easy system, but I do seem to be getting a lot of sediment in my bottles. My two...