tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post1297195557206852936..comments2024-02-29T11:54:28.419+00:00Comments on Ed's Beer Site: My first cask beerEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-83716489387536718032009-11-14T18:09:06.827+00:002009-11-14T18:09:06.827+00:00My neighbor got his hand on an old Rheingold cask ...My neighbor got his hand on an old Rheingold cask that he was trying to scrap at a local scrap yard but they did not take it. This one has a bung hole on the side and a bayonet fitting in the center.<br /><br />I been unsuccessful in finding a similar one online so I don't know if it has a value for anyone exceeding the scrap value. Any idea? email me for pictures<br /><br />ujonsson at gmail.comTribologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974027579792723685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-51609525352389150322009-08-18T21:31:09.582+01:002009-08-18T21:31:09.582+01:00Ed, seems like you have done what I am about to do...Ed, seems like you have done what I am about to do for my wedding in December so I will take note of this. Your malt profile looks alittle similar to my wedding ale idea so far tho.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-79782512840108915342009-08-17T21:40:12.980+01:002009-08-17T21:40:12.980+01:00Ed, you're alright with me!Ed, you're alright with me!Whorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784943453195129865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-12720528967993868962009-08-17T18:56:34.240+01:002009-08-17T18:56:34.240+01:00Well, that's a brilliant, concise summary for ...Well, that's a brilliant, concise summary for me! I feel able to talk cask now, thanks! :D<br /><br />Will have a look at that si.. ARGHH!! My eyes! My beautiful eyes!Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-84923984977342826602009-08-17T18:18:09.734+01:002009-08-17T18:18:09.734+01:00Shives are the big bungs that go in the bung hole ...Shives are the big bungs that go in the bung hole on the curved side of casks, keystones are the small bungs that go in the hole where the tap will go on the round side of the cask. Both have weakened centres: most of the keystone gets bashed in when the tap is hammered into the cask, a small area in the centre of the spile gets bashed in when the hard spile (a wooden peg) is bashed in to open the cask. <br /><br />If the cask is too gassy the hard spile will be replaced with a porous soft spile so gas can vent, when it will then be replaced with the hard peg. The hard peg is removed during serving but should be replaced when serving is over to stop the beer going flat. <br /><br />Hope that all makes sense! There's some good instruction on what may be the worlds most hideous webpage here: http://www.cask-ale.co.uk/realale3.htmlEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-25618120288849093922009-08-17T16:05:19.510+01:002009-08-17T16:05:19.510+01:00Hahh! :D
Yeah, it's a cask. You have to hamme...Hahh! :D<br /><br />Yeah, it's a cask. You have to hammer in a spigot and vent it and all that. Not sure what the technical name for a 15 litre one is though. Here it's just a Fasschen. The guys who make them are here: http://www.thielmann.com/pukegs.htm <br />Party kegs and party casks basically. If I buy 15 litres of altbier, I pay a €20 deposit on the cask, so a bit cheaper than buying it new.<br /><br />I have no real idea what shives, spiles and keystones are though, as my (mixed) experience of cask ales has been limited to the Belfast CAMRA festival and work trips to the UK.Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-65010388781411228582009-08-17T15:55:18.638+01:002009-08-17T15:55:18.638+01:00Wurst: I'm think I can be firmly placed in the...Wurst: I'm think I can be firmly placed in the beer doesn't need air to condition camp.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-7288261150216609252009-08-17T15:48:58.430+01:002009-08-17T15:48:58.430+01:00Barry: Doing cask beer wasn't really too trick...Barry: Doing cask beer wasn't really too tricky compared to a normal home brew pressure barrel. I already had the firkin so the problem was really getting the 'sundries' (shives, spiles and keystones) and decent finings. I'm sure if you knew you had enough boozers gathered simply venting the pressure by unscrewing the lid on a pressure barrel and drinking away would be damn close to 'proper' cask. <br /><br />I'd be wary of a german altbier container though, are you sure it's a cask and not a keg? They're different shapes and have different holes.Hmmm...that sounds familiar - kegs are from mars, casks are from venus?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-84966746754299670982009-08-17T15:32:25.775+01:002009-08-17T15:32:25.775+01:00Was it conditioned via exposure to air? That would...Was it conditioned via exposure to air? That would definitely do it.Whorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784943453195129865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-35309997100643809052009-08-17T12:43:54.801+01:002009-08-17T12:43:54.801+01:00Still, sounds like a great success! I'd been t...Still, sounds like a great success! I'd been thinking of buying a 15 litre cask of altbier and reusing it for some home-brewed ale, but it sounds like alot of work if you don't know what to do with a cask (and I don't!). I'm considering nicking your recipe (although with me it'll be bottle conditioned) :DBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-39116471545189269312009-08-17T08:42:43.792+01:002009-08-17T08:42:43.792+01:00I think those areas are where the problem lies. Th...I think those areas are where the problem lies. The beer was at my mates house so it was outside my control what happened to it. I left the beer with a hard peg in on Friday afternoon but it's quite likely more beer was had after that and the peg might not have been replaced properly. I had also told my mate he'd need to cool the beer, and he said he had some ice packs, but it looked to me like all he'd come up with was a damp towel. I think I'll have to stress the importance of good cellarmanship more in future.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-13885651467844209892009-08-17T08:06:02.887+01:002009-08-17T08:06:02.887+01:00Did you hard peg the beer after establishing the c...Did you hard peg the beer after establishing the condition was good? If not, you should have. And did you keep it as cool as you could?Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.com