Recent content by kahunaman

I brewed a chocolate stout in June and - neglected it for the most part until September, when I finally bottled it. The airlock never went dry, and the temp never went over 75ish... mostly around 70. But It sat there way too long. So I bottled it anyway at the beginning of the month...

I do mostly beer brewing, but as we have one of the largest cider mills in NY state down the road from me, i figured i"d put it to good use. What I have access to is Mayer Brothers Pasturized Sweet Apple Cider. first question: Is this different from the "apple juice" requested by...

I have a question regarding competitions. I had seen something on another forum about people getting "points" for entering in competitions. I dont' mean the score points - I mean like some sort of entering a certain number of competitions or beers for something - maybe a certification or...

Lets say I bottled 2 beers and forgot which was which. Can I pull a cap off (after they're carbed) test a beer, and then recap it? What are the potential adverse effects?

Hey everyone... I'm about to enter 8 beers into my first competition and I was hoping someone/ few of you could take a look at my beers and how I classified them to make sure they're in the right class. Any help would be great! Dutch Lager - I made a heiniken-like beer. I find light and...

So I shall see you at AWOG then? I'll be the guy with 4.5 beers hahaha.

So I won't be going out tonight then. SWEET! Thanks!

How long can a beer sit in the bottler once you've added priming sugar. Meaning - I have a beer in the bucket with sugar all set to bottle,. but the bottles arent' ready and I need to pick some up tomorrow. Am I losing valuable carb. at this point? How long can you safely leave it before the...

Both excellent ideas. The beer actually does taste a bit more malty than it should so I'll just be patient. Thanks!

I've got a Fat Tire Clone that is absolutely delicious. Its my 12th beer and I'm very happy with it. I bottled it right before I went on Vacation - at the end of January. Most of my beers carb in a week or 2 and are ready to drink after 3. I'm 3 weeks in, popped a sample and - nothing. Flat as...

I used Wyeast. You explained it perfectly. VERY easily stirred up, and there is a ton of it. chilling it does nothing. It tastes ok- people actually seem to like it - but I am biased as I keep staring at the color and swirls of it.

This is an issue i am having with my 10th batch of beer. I made a belgian tripel - primary for a month, secondary for a month - then bottled it and let it sit. It has been sitting for 6 weeks now in the bottle. It tastes ok, but every bottle has a TON of sediment - and not the type...

I bottled this yesterday and its the best beer i've ever made. Amazing.

THat CO2 is what scares me. I have thus far avoided the bottlebomb.

Just about to bottle my 1st lager. I have a couple of questions: 1. I am going to assume I let this bad boy come to room temp before I bottle. Does this make sense? It's at 39 degrees.... :) 2. Standard amount of priming sugar, or anything weird have to happen? 3. It had some bubble...