Recent content by fluketamer

it sounds like wheat beer not ale.

the kegging vs bottling debate runs on and for beer both sides have there pros and cons. but cider is another story. kegging cider gives you the ability to control the level of sweetness without pasteurization or artifical sweetners. in order for me to get the same or simialr resutls i have...

i am almost positive i saw long term stoarge of starsan in oxebar kegs is fine but i cant find it. heres a discussion of long term PET starsan contact : https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80398 "A weak solution of Starsan will be fine in many plastics. Look on the bottom...

yeah i got stout now in PET that was kegged 11/26/23. its just coming into its own now.

anxiously awaiting for it to lager/ clear . ill give it about a week , i cant wait. ambient temp fermenting like in the old days is so nice. no ferm fridge / temp controller. no ice baths, no coils. so much easier . only now it makes good beer. lol

just kegged a munich helles after 5 days pressure fermenting in this keg. it worked perfectly. my concern of kreusen cleaning was baseless as a 3 hour oxyclean soak cleaned this thing spotless. i have seen a few websites i think williams for one, advertise this as a pressure fermenter...

kegged this today. this 100 PERCENT worked. i fermented a lager between 68- 70 degrees. it reached 71.4 for a few hours at the peak of fermentation. it was kegged in 5 days!!!! absolutely no off flavors whatsoever. like zero. its a perfect clean lager in 5 days with just a swamp...

With dry yeast not so much. I have forgot to aerate or done a very poor job aerating and have never noticed a difference on final product. Obviously no starter needed with dry yeast but I even gave up rehydrating after not seeing a difference with direct pitch. Lastly I only add nutrients...

there porter was pretty decent for commercial brew and the christmas one was drinkable too iirc.

https://x.com/i/status/1793593324831649872 dont try this with these at home. lol

just saw that im late to the party lol

welcome

9 finger stout. i was going through a tolkien phase. my dad use to always talk about a homebrewing buddy in college in the 50's who made : "Old frogs leg - a hop in every drop"

i have had very good luck with briess pilsner at 152. but i havent tried others so i cant compare .

yeah it was a leak at the carb cap on the gas post . its holding now at 10 psi. thanks for the response. this was wild 35 points in 24 hours then nothing. 78 percent att. 5.4 percent abv . in your experience does pressure really make cleaner beer than the same temps at...