Recent content by mrcpea

Hi all, Thanks for the replies, I appreciate your valued input :-)

Hi, Had several brews that slightly leaked between the barrel and the rubber seal of king keg bottom tap barrels (I've got 4) Tried several kinds of tap, including lever taps, sparkler taps and the standard barrel tap. I've always used a smear a Vaseline, been clean etc. Sometimes they seal and...

Well, Many thanks for that, I didn't realise that this is what could be happening. I will keg my Coopers stout tomorrow in my 3rd keg :-) Thanks again, Richard :D

I did this kit around 2 months ago now. I found out that half a teaspoon of sugar is nowhere near enough (500ml bottles) When the beer is chilled most of the CO2 will be absorbed by the beer. I would go for double that next time. I made some wilkinsons golden ale and bottled it with the larger...

I have a barrel of Coopers English bitter that I made up to 21.5 litres. I bottled 6 pints and put the rest in a KK bottom tap barrel and primed with around 90grams of sugar (mixed with a little boiled water, then cooled) The ale has been in the barrel now for around 6 weeks. On the first...

Welcome. I'm new here myself, looks a great place :D Rich

Thanks all for the friendly welcome, good to be here :cheers:

Hello :D I'm actually nearer to you than Ely as I live in Coveney, just across the road from Witchford.

Hi, I'm Rich (by name not nature!),from a fens village near Ely, UK here. Started making beer again after roughly 17 years away. So far, made a Munton's midas touch all malt kit, barrelled in a bottom tap s30 king keg. Lovely Pint I must say. Also have 36 pints of Wilkinsons delicate pilsner...