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Ok now am ****** off :( Been away for a week since I last tried but went to pour a pint and got about 1/4 then flow stopped :( Seeing as I was taking lid of to reseal I poured a pint but as I undone the lid I heard the hiss as the pressure was released so now I'm confused ... is it a bad seal...

Halleluyah ... poured 1/2 pint tonight with a proper head and still flowing. Taste is nowhere near as sharp and not best warm but will be leaving it a week as on holiday for Easter. Will definately use previous suggestion of putting glass in freeer first though :D Massive thanks ... I know this...

Ok thanks, including the initial transfer to the barrel this will be the 3rd time I've sealed the lid so how many times should I do it and just accept them brew as it is?

Well I resealed the cap then tried a couple days later. It worked better (tumbler of beer poured out) but then it dribbled :( Doesn't taste as bad though. So question: Is the brew fooked? Whats the best thing to do?

Update: Tried it tonight and it has a bitter taste, in addition it is dribbling out of the pressure tank but if I shake the tank it comes out. Thinking back when I siphoned it in from the fermenter it overflowed so suppose am asking: - Will time fix the bitter taste? - Will time also fix the...

Right, so situation is I fermented for just over 2 weeks then transferred to pressure barrel. I bought a new 2" cap without Co2 injector, lubricated with a little vaseline and its now been in that for just under 2 weeks. So key question ... when can I drink it? I'll be drinking direct from the...

Wow, didn't know it was 3 years since I last brewed but am 'back on the horse' with some Indian pale ale. This time I am going to prepare better, leave it in the barrel and replace the lid as reading back I probably did tighten it too much. Question though: was looking at getting a...

How much quicker would it go bad? My barrels tend to last 2 or 3 weeks before I have drunk it all and the last two brews seemed fine over that period.

Well I 'thought' I had fixed the lid with Vaseline but at end of brew tonight it's still just dribbling out. Can I just loosen the cap each time or will that ruin the brew?

Ah cool thanks, suspect I must if done something wrong last time then.

Ok, so after 2 weeks I transferred it to a pressure barrel tonight after putting 80gm of sugar dissolved into water in first. Will leave for 3 to 4 weeks then pour straight from the barrel. Question: How do you pour from a pressure barrel without undoing the lid or is that the way you do it...

To chill it, cupboard I store the pressurised barrel in is normal room temperature.

Thatrs brilliant thanks. I have been outting a small amount of sugar in each bottle but will definitely put some in the barrel then after a few weeks bottle it all in 1 go. So have done lager, ale and stout ... any difference in the procedure when doing cider?

Ah a pressure barrel I do have, has the remnants of my real ale in at the moment but it's matured nicely so prob won't last a week. What's is a 120g dme? Previously I just siphoned straight from the bucket into the barrel, left for 3 weeks then poured straight into 2l bottles and put in fridge...

I don't have one, tbh was just following the kit instructions. Checked and they seem to only be a few quid so will look into getting one for this brew.