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Put yourself in my shoes. I used fuggles on my past 2 British style beers and tossed both batches. 10 gallons of 'good beer' gone to a poor palette and stupid decision-making. Learn from my horrible mistakes-- not yours!

Yuck. Why would you ever taint the pure, bright tang of a Cascade hop with the foot-skunk from a Fuggle hop?

/huge sigh of relief It's good to know someone like you, Yoops, who I've grown to trust on these forums, thinks fuggles make beer taste like dirt. I can't stand them! But is that what they're supposed to taste/smell like? All the beer I've made with Fuggles ends up being close to undrinkable.

Looks like my hypothesis holds no merit. :\

Haha, the NHC 2011 Brown ale winner recipe I tried to clone a bit ago called for EKG, Willamette, AND Fuggles, and had the taste/smell as well.

See, I've made three 'English' type beers, all with fuggle hops. They all have this sort of basement, cellar-floor-y smell/taste to them. I can't tell if my beer is **** or if it's the hops.

At first sniff/taste.. would you be inclined to believe that your beer tastes bad? Like, are fuggles a kind of hop that might make a beer undrinkable to someone who dislikes that kind of hop?

Hmm. Doesn't look indicative of any correlation. So what's everyone's experience with these hops?

So, as it turns out (It's in an NPR article I read) that: PREPARE FOR SCIENCE The same compounds that are found in Cilantro that give us folks that hate cilantro are present in fuggle hops-- saturated aldehydes. I'm wondering if I can't smell or taste fuggles in how they're supposed to...

Did it taste like dirty, musty basement floor?

Awww, c'mon-- nobody?

This may sound like a very, very strange question, but do you like the taste of Cilantro?

Hey, folks. Looking for the best deal for a kegerator conversion. I've already got the fridge as well as the holes drilled-- what's next for me? A buddy told me to go 100% stainless, but what's wrong with chrome plating? Any advice will help!

Yeah but you use the 29 mm caps, right? I need a different capper for that.

A more vigorous boil will evaporate quicker, thereby changing your OG.

Any updates?

Before anybody tells you to use a barrel thief, I will make your job a **** ton simpler (because you can use it to decant starters as well) http://www.midwestsupplies.com/stainless-steel-baster.html Also, get a 1/2 inch hose clamp to secure around the neck of the bulb. This bastard leaks...

Fair enough...

Take a lighter to it. If it glows red and doesn't burn, it's SS. If it burns, you got gypped. It will be an issue-- those synthetic ones can't handle the temps.

I had good results with an un-reinforced SS braid. I quickly upgraded to a false bottom, though. Totally worth it.