anemic
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A homebrew mentor of mine who kegs, supplied me with hundreds of his dusty bottles (nice buddy eh!) and one case of PET's...which had been used for...root beer. The day prior I had purchased a case of PET's. Paying about $30 (incl caps) for bottles of air makes me like a fool without his money. However it's money well spent if you need to have PET bottles (for boating in this case).
The new PET bottles produced a very fine American wheat beer.
For my second wheat beer recipe I used steeping grains for added flavor, and less hops (lower AA% and less pellets as well). I used the case of USED ex-root beer bottles for some of this recipe, and glass for the balance.
I reconditioned the "root beer" bottles in a sink of bleach water for a week, till that root beer smells were gone (or so it seemed...). Rinsed. Sanitized.
That beer is a throwout while the stuff in the glass is not bad at all. The root beer bottles produced a root beer flavor which is still me 14 hours later. A NASTY root beer flavor. I don't think time will heal this one. I think it's really a pour out. Decanting into a glass doesn't help. Could I donate it to the homeless? Compost? Sadness!!!!
The new PET bottles produced a very fine American wheat beer.
For my second wheat beer recipe I used steeping grains for added flavor, and less hops (lower AA% and less pellets as well). I used the case of USED ex-root beer bottles for some of this recipe, and glass for the balance.
I reconditioned the "root beer" bottles in a sink of bleach water for a week, till that root beer smells were gone (or so it seemed...). Rinsed. Sanitized.
That beer is a throwout while the stuff in the glass is not bad at all. The root beer bottles produced a root beer flavor which is still me 14 hours later. A NASTY root beer flavor. I don't think time will heal this one. I think it's really a pour out. Decanting into a glass doesn't help. Could I donate it to the homeless? Compost? Sadness!!!!