I am bottling tomorrow and all I have are oxygen caps. The only sanitizer I have at the moment is OneStep. I have heard you are no supposed to use OneStep on oxygen caps. What can I use to sanitize these caps?
I just openend a Brown IPA that I bottled about 3 weeks ago. It was very carbonated when I first opened it. I poured it in to a glass, the first few drinks were nicely carbonated but then it seemed to become somewhat flat after that. Anyone got any thoughts?
How long will my XPA keep in a pitch dark closet at 68 degrees? I am saving 3 sixers for family. I just want to make sure they are still going to be good when they get them. They have been in there about 2.5 month now.
Grizzly, it has been in the secondary for 4 weeks now. I was thinking the same thing, just give it a little longer. Revvy I will give it a try, I am just worried that any motion in the carboy is going to cause a "storm" of hops. I guess worst case I can move it to my bottling table and let...
I have an over hopped brown ale in my seconday right now that I am going to bottle tonight. When I moved it to the secondary I dry hopped with 2 oz of pellet hops and now there is a layer on the top about an inch thick. My question is, how do I rack this in to my bottling bucket minimizing the...
What about a simple Brown Ale? Most of my friends that say "I don't like that "dark" beer" are pleasantly surprised when I turn them on to a simple brown ale. I have convinced many people that just because it says Budweiser Select does not mean you are drinking good beer.
I'm not trying to hijack, sorry OHIOSTEVE. How long does beer keep in kegs after tapped? I would love to start kegging but just worry about "spoiled" beer.