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I have 3 king kegs and recently when I pour my beer I get one third pint and two thirds froth, now I have changed to the ballihoo caps for the king kegs with the square seal, which I find is better than the round one, now am I doing something wrong?, I put in the barrel 85 grms of brewing sugar...

Hi Guys, now that the weather is getting hotter, so is my beer, what is the easiest way to keep your king keg cool, I’ve been thinking of buying some of the ice blocks that you can put in your fridge freezer and strapping them to the barrel, but I don’t think they would last long, any ideas...

Hi guys Been brewing with KK and not had to much bother now I have the hangs of things a bit more, in my garage I had a youngs barrel with bottom tap, cleaned it out and put a brew in, on 2nd fermentation it went up to 14.7psi, when I pulled a few pints off it was 70% froth, got it down to 5psi...

Hi guys Hope everyone is ok, just a quickie, just brewed some Muntons flagship pale ale, i bottled it, it’s been down for 6 weeks, I have opened 4 bottles now and everyone, when I open it, the sediment leaks into the pint glass, even from when I first pour it, we’re normally that only will...

Brewed a Muntons Pilsner, taste very good, but the head only lasts a few mins, I have bottled this beer and used 2 carbonation drops per 500ml, have I put enough in, the Muntons old oak i brewed has a great head and put 1 1/2 tablets in, any suggestion, I have been reading regarding getting some...

Just going to check the pressure on one of my King Kegs, I think I have a leak, I haven’t done this before, but I thought I would fill the keg up to the tap(top tap) with water, fit the top cap tighten and the pressurise with small cartridge and then use a spray bottle to check for any leaks...

Hi Guys, I have started doing some bottle beers from kits, I have a couple of kegs on the go but I thought I would try bottling a few months ago, the issue that I have is the sediment in the bottle, I have it in the fermentation bucket for 2 weeks, then I bottle it and put 1-1/2 tablets in each...

Hi Guys Need your help, I have a couple of barrels going at present , but I have been given some swing top bottles, some 500ml some 750ml, been reading some reviews about this of how many tablets to place in the bottle when the brew is ready, now because I read that 1 tablet is ok for 500ml...

I have always brewed kits, followed the instructions to the letter, had some good had some a bit, let’s say not to good, I had a brew with some hop pellets in and when I brewed it, it tasted quite good, now I am about to put a woodfordes wherry down, would I be a complete numpty to put an hop...

Need a bit of advice, I have a couple of KK barrels, one of them is causing me issues, first time I used it, it was perfect, 2nd time I had an issue with to much head, but I got good advice from one of the guys on here and it was sorted, now I brewed the third time with the barrel,no pressure, I...

Need a bit of advice, I have a couple of KK barrels, one of them is causing me issues, first time I used it, it was perfect, 2nd time I had an issue with to much head, but I got good advice from one of the guys on here and it was sorted, now I brewed the third time with the barrel,no pressure, I...

I have done a few brews now, but recently I am getting a few issues. The last brew I did in my KK barrel, when I pulled a pint it was all head, I was told it was the o ring behind the tap (top tap) which it was I undid the cap and reseated it, and it worked ok, there were slight bubbles in the...

I have completed 5 brews up to now, but have had some issues with 3 of them. I have been brewing the woodfordes Wherry, 1st and 2nd barrel we’re not to bad, but when I came to brew the third barrel ( which is one with the tap at the bottom)every time I pulled a pint off it was bubbling back...