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Is it possible to set up a handpull beer tap/pump with a corny keg and co2 system? Mostly for looks and novelty!

After seeing some awesome pics of peoples infections in the notorious infection thread, I am keen to have a go at some microscope work myself! I've found this, which is a very good price. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009HN9LK6/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Is 800x enough to get a good...

Does bottling kill/inhibit a lacto infection? Or does this fit the brewer's bomb-making blueprints to a T? If you notice/suspect/even confirm an early lacto infection, will bottling it prevent growth/kill it? Ie having it in an airtight, c02-filled environment. Or will the lacto carry on its...

I found it quite hard to find some info on this on google/forums so thought I'd ask! I recently made a 1G wheat beer which I split in 2 and added raspberries to one, strawberries to the other. After a week or so they developed a sour smell and taste, with small ice-like chunks on the surface...

I brewed an Old Peculiar all grain months ago, and it was such a success that my buddy and I brewed a follow up batch whilst drinking it (brew date: 2nd Feb 2014). Thanks to being a bit tispy, I think we didn't sanitise everything properly, and I got my first ever infection: sharp (but weak)...

oh dear! My first all grain brew, brew in the bag, and I somehow put the hops in with the 'mash' stage (where the grains are in the bag at 66degrees C). It's been in about 40 mins and I just realised my mistake. Will this mind too much? What, if any, effects will it have? I plan on...

After much deliberation, I'm going to do a Brew in the bag tomorrow morning for the first time. This will be my first beer (I hope!) that didn't require a can opener! I have Graham Wheeler's British Real Ale book which has loads of great recipes. They are done for 19L brew (which has 28.3...

I've spent the last 6 months brewing from the canned kits, but now I am ready for the next step! After much research, I bought a small pan (11litres), various cracked grains (all in all about 4kg), some hops (2 kinds: challenger and fuggles), some packets of dried yeast (nottingham ale and...

Hi all. I'm on my first brew and have a Balliihoo 5 gallon plastic pressure barrel with co2 valve + cannisters ( http://www.balliihoo.co.uk/balliihoo-5-gallon-pressure-barrel-beer-keg-with-s30-piercing-valve-cap-p-9.html ). I have brewed up 5 gallons of lovely beer, and am really keen to...