Recent content by Johnny5

I just did the smell test and, wow, you were right. Bavarian already has the distinctive banana smell (and I had guessed right, initially). Thanks again!

Yeah, I was wondering if the bavarian would already have the banana aroma. I'll give it a shot and see if I can tell. Thanks, everyone!

Well, thanks for responding. I figured it would be a tall order. Maybe someone else will think of something.

So, I was preparing yeast starters for a hefe weizen and a kolsch in identical beakers -- and got distracted by my kids in the end as I pitched Wyeast packets into the beakers -- and put them down near each other before I labeled the beakers. So, when I got back to the beakers, I was about...

Thanks for the info. I'll probably steer away from that style. Just looking for something different.

Hey, I'm thinking of doing an all-grain batch of an imperial czech pils recipe and I want to give it my own twist -- maybe up the saaz hops a bit, to start. Any yeast or other recommendations? This is my first time really trying to tweak a recipe quite a bit. Thanks!

Will do. Thanks for the input!

Howdy, So, what's everyone's take on blending brews together after secondary fermentation? I brewed a 10-gallon, all-grain hopfen weizen clone, racked into two-6 gallon carboys, and when I racked it into secondary, the samples tasted different. Both tasted good, but one was a bit stronger and...

Thanks for the replies. Appreciate it. What about doing secondary in a corny keg? Any thoughts on that?

Howdy, Everyone has always been so helpful here, I thought I'd throw out another question for discussion/input. Last weekend, my buddy and I brewed an all-grain, Brooklyner/Schneider Hopfen-weisse clone we're very excited about. Everything went well except we had a brain lapse and dry...

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Mmmmm. I do like a good wit. I'll have to consider that -- even if it isn't German. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Aaaaaah. Thanks for the reply. I haven't brewed a kolsch in a while and forgot that was a kind of ale/lager hybrid and needed lagering. I'll probably go hefe and dunkel then.

Hey All, So, my wife and I just decided to have a Bavarian outdoor themed party in three weeks and I'm wondering what people suggest would be the best German beers I could brew this weekend and have taste most presentable (on tap) for the party. I'm thinking of brewing some combo of...

Hey, Funkenjäger, Wow, thanks so much for the reply. That certainly is a load off my mind. Yeah, someone told me once not to pay too much attention to the main pressure gauge as far as how much CO2 is left, but this kind of sudden drop off seemed pretty drastic since it was skirting the red...