Recent content by hopsgo

Well, I'm going to pray that I don't get any bottle bombs and that it is at least drinkable, but I have a feeling that I won't be proudly passing this one around, ha. Thanks for sharing all of your experiences. I'll post an update in a few weeks if it tastes worthy of one.

I did sanitize the cup actually. I just didn't cold crash... The only other thing I did that day was replace my blow off tube with a standard airlock because it was clearly unnecessary at that point.

I don't have the means to cold crash, so I didn't. I figured it may not fine as well, but from what I've read, that seemed like the biggest risk. The aroma/taste went from super strong hops, citra and amarillo, to sort of funky or musty. I used 1 tsp of gelatin to 3/4 cup water. I softened the...

I had just finished dry hopping, FG was stable - aroma and taste were perfect - I didn't have time to bottle for a few days, so I decided to try gelatin fining for the first time. Two days later, when I began to bottle rack, the smell and taste were super off. Not appealing at all. I'm not...

Old thread, new question. Will these affect the carb up in bottle conditioning? Don't we need some oxygen for that?