Recent content by Ekidon

No. I brewed a Boddington's clone kit from Austin Homebrew, and the only unusual ingredient is the Lyle's Golden Syrup. Otherwise, it was a really straight forward extract recipe.

Thanks all. I called the shop and they said the piantball tank had more "liquid CO2" than the other. My son, the AP Chemisty student, commented that CO2 needs extreme pressure to become a liquid, probably more pressure than found in a tank. So, I wonder what the liquid is. For now on I'll make...

I made the switch to kegging last summer and was priming my kegs with sugar, until this last one when I forced carbonated for the first time. Turned out great, but the beer has a bit of an off flavor I can't quite identify. The beer smells clean but tastes just a bit funky. Then, this is the...

Thanks Chriso. How long do you recommend conditioning in the keg before drinking?

Lots of people will fill a keg, top with CO2 and let it age at room temp before placing in kegerator. That way you can carb as quickly as you like and still get great beer. Of course these are the same people who brew enough to fill the kegerator and still ahve several full kegs in queue. So...