Recent content by Brewtopalonian

Yeah, I gathered some of this info from the aha forums. I am going to try to blast it with straight O2 using my oxygenation system for beer. I'll hit it for a couple minutes and give it a day and try to pitch some more yeast. If it works, I'll do it to the rest of the buckets. If it doesn't...

I've been brewing for the past 14 years, but never made cider from fresh pressed juice. This year, my Golden Delicious tree produced an absolute ton of apples (I'd guess almost literally). I borrowed a crusher and press from friends and got to work. I collected about 25 gallons before I got...

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Now I'm sure someone is going to chime in and tell me I'm wrong on the basis of yeast autolysis or something of the sort, but I would say it isn't worth racking to secondary and exposing to air. Bottle straight out of primary. Your fine.

Fair enough, thanks for the science lesson.

Okay obviously you're right.

Nah, it's not. CO2 is denser than air. Never had oxidation problems with the medals to prove it.

Yes, closed transfer is ALWAYS a good idea. Whether or not you plan to filter. The effort/worth needs to be determined based on your own risk assessment. I don't filter my beer and only move it once to a purged keg and then my glass. I still have clear beer and no oxygen issues without a...

A lot of your results will depend on whether or not you filter or want to filter your beer. If you do not filter your beer then you shouldn't have too much to worry about as oxygen is taken up by the yeast. However if you filter your beer, then there are no or less yeast available to pick up...