Long Trail ale is an altbier. It's a great beer very malty and highly drinkable. I've never made one but if you are looking for a good comparison you may be able to find it.
I bottled 4gallons of fresh press cider in nov of 2009 after a week in a primary and 4 weeks in a secondary. I pitched the wyeast smack pack 4766. I used the carb tabs as directed by the package. I think its 2 tabs per 22oz. I opened one 2 weeks after I bottled with little to no carbonation. I...
With summer around the corner it would be nice to have a keg that I could just throw into a car and go to a cookout,keg all carbed up, throw it on ice and I'm good.
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You think that the beer would go flat. I didn't even think of that I was more concerned with creating off flavors/storage issues from the temperature swing. If the keg is sealed it should hold carbonation right? or am I wrong?
Just wondering if I force carb a keg at 34-40 degrees and then take it out and store it at 60-68 degrees what affect will this have on the beer. I've looked but haven't found any conclusive info.
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I have a certain place in my heart for this kit...
When I first started brewing I brew a couple batches a brown ale and a red ale... they weren't great but certainly drinkable.
The third batch was a cream ale I brewed it in august-sept in VT huge temperature shifts. It ruined the beer and...
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I have a five gallon of octoberfest. I would like to transfer some of it to a 3 gallon corny. Is there any way that I can tell when the 3 gallon is full. I will flush the 3 gallon and push the beer with co2 between the 2 kegs. Any advice?
After reading some of the posts around here I was able to obtain a free mini old school GE mini-fridge and convert it to a keggerator. I had to bend the cooling assembly to the back and drill the top to fit the draft tower. Something I would of never thought possible until I started lurking in...