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I've also noticed some weird grassy astringency after dry hopping. Does dry hopping really have the ability to add significant oxidation flavors? However, after i let the beer sit for a week or so in the keg, i feel like the flavor mellows out. Especially if i don't filter and use fining agents...

**Here's the official follow up** I kegged the red into my mini kegerator and sampled it after letting the beer to lager for about a week. My friends are a fan of the red i made, which ended up being about 7.35% abv. However, after dealing with this yeast, i can't say i'm a fan. The final...

If fermentation has already started, i would just bundle it and mitigate anymore large swings in temperature. I have brewed an ESB with that yeast and just tucked it into a closet insulated with sleeping bags and it tasted awesome. The last thing you wana do is let it start hot and keep...

My girlfriend got me a double IPA kit when i was early into brewing for my birthday. I had taken a break for about 6 months while leaving some cleanser with some old brew in one of my plastic carboys. Smelled a little funky, but nbd. Used the carboy.... Went from banana --> Solvent --> to...

Thanks everyone, i can already taste the buttery slickness going away. If possible, i like to turn out a beer every 3 weeks or so. I know it can be detrimental to the best possible tasting brew, but sometimes i like to challenge myself on a timetable of a microbrewery. I'm going to let her...

Thanks Fuzzbecker, i guess all i'm really asking is has anyone gotten a Fuller's tasting beer out of this yeast without any significant off flavors. Is a clean beer possible with S-04?

Hey everyone, pretty new to this site, but i have used it as my brew bible ever since i started homebrewing. Thanks in advance! So i'm brewing a Red Ale that i have brewed with great success using the cali ale yeast US-05 from fermentis, but this time i'm using S-04 english ale yeast. My OG...

I love munich malt, when i'm at the homebrew store, it leaves the sweetest taste in my mouth after chewing on some of the malt. However, i'm not sure i've got the malt/hop balance i've been looking for. Lately i've been using about 13% munich and 7% caramel 20 with Nottingham danstar, and i...

Water baths can mitigate wild temp swings in fermentation, but i had poor luck with them when i first started. I would periodically add ice to the bath in the morning and late afternoon to try and keep the temp steady. However, even with a floating thermometer it was tough to get a really...

Ya... your beer is probably contaminated, if you are okay with lambic styles and sours, let her sit for a couple months then try it. Since the initial contaminated batch, every transfer line/ plastic bucket is probably contaminated pretty hardcore. Step 1, scrub the heck out of it with some...

JonBrew.. I'll just unload some info on you, but have been using this little system for about 6 months now and it is still working very well. Pros: -5l mini kegs are 1.3 gallons and are an easy alternative to bottle condtioning -Can force carbonate on tap system -Good for 2-5 gallons batch...

The 5l mini kegs are pretty cool and affordable. I highly suggest building a draft system out of a mini fridge so you can have your own drafts at the house without the complete cost of a corny keg sized fridge and initial start-up cost associated with corny's. Never used the tap a draft, but if...

I've made a 2 tap mini kegerator with a tabletop mini fridge. I ran some vinyl to a 5lb co2 tank and split the line leading into two kegs (riveted larger gauge lines). I then have a T brass fitting with a 1/2 inch barbed fitting going into my mini keg (fits perfectly into rubber stoppers on 5L...