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I wouldn't think that that would cause what you had in that picture of the bottle.
I'm using the oak as a sort of "residence" for the microbes which can then be taken out and transferred to another fermenter. They will be in...
Hello, I hope you all had a great holiday! So I'm about to start a sour solera and plan on using oak spirals but I do not want the oak flavor....
I would speculate that this is precisely the reason why.
Increasing pitching rates decreases esters and increases fusel alcohol according to Chris White in his book, Yeast.
Agreed. I had to do this with the last stout I brewed. Brought it right down.
Tell her she has to go to Narrow Gauge Brewing and get OJ Run. One of the best IPA's I've ever had. Schlafly is another good brewery down there....
Thanks for the advice. I will try a lower fermentation temp.
If you try rethreading yourself use anti-seize on the die or galling may occur and both the keg and the die will be useless.
Good idea about keeping for blending I hadn't thought of that!
So in late September I threw a handful of raspberries from my garden into a mason jar of unhopped starter wort with an airlock on top. Fast...
I am an anxious and impatient person so instead of waiting for more input I added 14 oz. to the fermenter with out racking. I managed to only draw...
You suspect oxidation from the taste?
So I brewed a golden sour mostly following the Rare Barrel recipe on 3-16-19. I only pitched bottle dregs I had saved over the last 2 or 3 months...
I'd make a small starter and pitch some of the yeast/trub and see what happens.
A few years ago my LHBS did the opposite of what you are planning on doing. It's one of the reasons I switched to all grain. Briess is absolutely...
Yes, I live in southern Erie County, Hamburg to be exact.
I did have a friend help once. He actually did more harm than good.
I've read that it is only good for 48 hours once mixed. After 48 hours its ability to sanitize declines. If someone else could comment on this...
I love History. I'm from Buffalo, NY and read an awesome book called Nickel City Drafts: A Drinking History of Buffalo, NY by Dan Murphy. I read...
