Recent content by biereblanche

US-05 is cheap, pitching 2 packets is a super easy place to start. Remember sprinkling can decrease viability, so I'd suggest you've underpitched using one sachet. Also, could add another week before racking off. Plastic isn't imparting a flavor unless you've scratched your bucket. Grains also...

That looks like a "Golden Gate" type connection, and the cooperage is the right style for that as well. Can see a patent design here. As mentioned, the internals are stripped. You'll not be able to replace them for the cooperage, and wouldn't be worthwhile if you could. The tap(s) for that...

It's *very* common at mini- or BOS discussions to hear "I judged that earlier and it seemed better" or "...didn't notice that before." I've actually had two bottles of the same entry that weren't even a similar color. Carbonation, sediment, and temperature all change depending on handling, but...

It's *very* common at mini- or BOS discussions to hear "I judged that earlier and it seemed better" or "...didn't notice that before." I've actually had two bottles of the same entry that weren't even a similar color. Carbonation, sediment, and temperature all change depending on handling, but...

Kit_B, volunteer to steward a local competition and you'll gain a lot of insight. Pouring the entire beer from the bottle then pouring again into judge glasses means carbonation loss and, well, it would be silly having multiple judges evaluate smell from the same glass. Samples are usually ~2...

Kit_B, volunteer to steward a local competition and you'll gain a lot of insight. Pouring the entire beer from the bottle then pouring again into judge glasses means carbonation loss and, well, it would be silly having multiple judges evaluate smell from the same glass. Samples are usually ~2...

23 is the proper fit. It's not balanced like an APA, and it's not as high ABV as an IPA, thus it should be dinged in either of those. And if it seems like either of those, then it's not a very good session IPA, is it? :) At a large (300 entry) commercial competition recently a Session IPA did...

23 is huge competition but the most accurate place for an American beer with experimental fermentaion. I see a lot of '100% brett' beers in 16e, Belgian Specialty ('brett' being a 'Belgian microbiota').

^^ And then comes season 5... the most frustrating, over the top season. A disappointing finish.

I recommend again the Hornitos black barrel. Very wood influenced, a "whisky" esque tequila. Won the Denver Int'l Spirits Competition and was the highest overall score, I think. Cheap, too 35 or less.

This is a dumb question. I would tell people: "the grain bill is loosely based on a Belgian golden strong, 100% brett trois fermentation"

I doubt this is improvable. Opening and re-capping is tricky to do cleanly (and if you add anything, like more primings, you'll get foam quickly), but you could try doubling the priming dose for a few bottles. Probably not enough priming sugar to get the high vol CO2 typical of the style. Yeast...

Simon Pegg's Fantastic Fear of Everything was hilarious.

Nice job, looks like a lot of work went into that. I would agree with you that "the process of making" a sheet like that is the biggest value - re-writing learned material increases recall. Everyone would have a different "5 words," but that's a great detail, and probably what most newcomers...

bacon will kill your head, most likely. I've had beers with bacon at probably every step, including in the bottle (gushed, floaties, oily appearance, no head). I've not had a sap instead of water beer, though have heard the idea a few times. Re: maple, use "lowest" grade maple syrup you can...