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Thanks for the quick response. The cider is currently cold crashing. Is it ok to add these when it's cold or should I warm it back up? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I apologize if this has been covered. I couldn't find an answer. I obtained five gallons of unpasteurized apple juice to make hard cider. I added five campden tablets before pitching my yeast. I'd like to add potassium sorbate to inhibit the yeast so I can back sweeten and keg the finished...

Definitely Allagash. They are doing some really cool stuff there that I had no idea about before going (barrel aging, etc). There are some very small breweries across the street that aren't amazing but kind of cool and local. There is a cool place in Portland called Liquid Riot. It is a...

Old thread, but wanted to pass along my thoughts on this. I have been in love with Zoe since my first taste. I finally made a clone, which came out amazing. I was unable to get my hands on the real thing for a while, but last night I got one and was able to do a side-by-side. I found the...

Fair point. I don't want the yeast in the bottles. I'm planning to give these to non-homebrewers and I don't want to explain to everyone how to pour, etc. I want people to just enjoy the beer how they want to, like they would with a commercial beer. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

What I mean with respect to aging and kegging is at what stage in the process does the aging occur? I have never brewed anything with spices before. The procedure for bottling seems to be primary, maybe secondary, make tea, add tea at bottle time, age in bottles anywhere from 2 weeks to a...

Question for those who have kegged this beer - When do you do your aging? Do you just age in the kegerator? At room temp? I am planning to bottle off the keg. Could I do that and then let it age (without priming sugar)? Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Thanks everyone for the responses. I will post back if I have anything further to add.

My understanding was that since it got much colder than it should have it would have also absorbed more CO2 than it should have. So I let it thaw and released some pressure off the keg. It turns out I probably released a little too much but that is the least of my concerns. I have it back on...

It was pouring pretty clear. It was just sitting and waiting to be bottled. I am going to try the gelatin and see how that does. Time is not on my side here.

Thanks bill. I think I will try adding some gelatin tonight and see if that helps. The thing is, this beer was really nice and clear before the freezing incident. I believe I have somehow caused some proteins to become suspended. I don't understand the chemistry well enough, but that is...

Hi all. I made a beer a while back that was to be bottled and taken to my father-in-law's 60th birthday. I fermented, cold crashed, kegged and carbed. This past week I accidentally allowed the temperature in my keezer to get way too low and the beer froze. I thawed it and degassed it and figured...

OP, I am in love with this beer and must attempt a clone. What was the final verdict on your recipe? Any tweaks? Looks great!!

Is installing a stout faucet in a keezer as easy as disconnecting the regular faucet and connecting the stout faucet? By that I mean are the shanks the same? And can one use the same beverage line for the stout faucet? I am basically trying to figure out what needs to be purchased to convert...

Howdy folks. I've been lurking here for a while, but finally decided to post. I am about to build my Keezer. I have seen a few pics around of guys that have installed their temperature controller right in the collar. I really like this look and I am thinking of doing it for my build. The...