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BigBanko, I had a very similar problem. Of my first 15 or so brews, about 5 had what I described to others as a soapy taste. At the time there was lots of threads reguarding infection, describing a "band aid" taste, so I started being extra clean, and tried a couple of different sanitisers. No real ...

I agree, I am also a fan of the JS range, tried the golden ale when it was released as a limited edition, and it's still the best beer I've ever had. I have read in several places that is now available again, but I can't find it anywhere locally, even at Dan Murphey's, who have others from JS.

Simo,
Silkworm said "the tap hole is there with the thread..." if you only have a fermentor with a blank hole near the bottom, then thats a different story. You may need to cut the female thread with a special tool, called a "tap"...sorry if that sounds confusing, but the tool is really called a ...

drilling it should be fine, if you want to do a really good job of it:
get an old tap, or lash out and buy a new one, then cut the "tap" end off, leaving what is basically a piece of tube with a thread on the end of it. Screw this into the fermentor, then drill thru the tube with a bit that is a ...

Thanks for the info Oliver, brewed a Trad. Draught today and was curious about the yeast. Now I know.

here here evo, surely a pint was, and is a pint, be it milk or beer.