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• Posted in thread: Wall Crasher on 05-11-2013 at 12:33 AM
  Glass is better for long term aging and brewing sours due to the lack of oxygen permeability
  and the fact that it can be sanitized thoroughly. Acetobactre will cause an overpowering
  vinegar flavor if ...

• Posted in thread: Pitch temp & fermentation temp questions for Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes in Belgian on 04-26-2013 at 05:48 PM
  As far as over pitching that depends on what your OG will be. The majority of the esters and
  polyphenols are formed early in the fermentation so I would keep them separately from the very
  beginning. I...

• Posted in thread: 3 day lag on 02-23-2013 at 10:31 PM
  I'm brewing a Flanders Red for a Homebrew club barrel aging project we have going. It was
  agreed upon in the meeting that we would use a low fermentation temp to keep esters low (wlp500
  abbey ale yeas...

• Posted in thread: Coors light! on 01-14-2013 at 01:02 AM
  I owe my buddy big! All he will take is 5 gallons of my best Coors Light clone. I have never
  even thought about trying this as I don't like it and I know it's difficult but like I said my
  buddy got me...

• Posted in thread: Did my beer turn out rotten? on 01-07-2013 at 05:54 AM
  Just bottle it and taste it when it's all ready. It's only one gallon of beer so you can learn
  from your mistakes. It's doubtful it's infected because more than likely it would taste sour.

• Posted in thread: 1st all-grain Hefeweizen doesn't taste like a hefeweizen on 01-07-2013 at 05:45 AM
  You may have fermented to cold.

• Posted in thread: First beer, possible stuck fermentation? on 01-07-2013 at 05:37 AM
  Well after adjusting for fermenting wort I'd say you're right where you should be at 1 week in.
  No adjustments needed.

• Posted in thread: My patience has run out... on 01-07-2013 at 04:35 AM
  Wits smell like bananas!

• Posted in thread: Word of warning : Don't Leave Full CO2 Tanks in Hot Car! on 01-03-2013 at 02:16 AM
  I opened up the valve with the wife in the car hoping for just a little spurt but I forgot
  there was no regulator on the tank and it nearly deafened us both. Not my proudest moment :o

• Posted in thread: Ferm fridge outside is too cold now on 01-03-2013 at 01:46 AM
  Even though I live on the beautiful California coast it is now getting odwn into the thirties
  at night and in the morning. My fermentation fridge is outside (SWMBO's orders) and now it wont
  even get u...