Recent content by Drunk Munk

I'm just curious about how starters improve flavor and/or if stressed yeast would contribute to off flavors. I've tasted a slight solvent-like flavor in two of my brews that were started with liquid yeast cultures. I used a starter for both of them but I'm not sure if I aerated them enough...

Checked out Home Depot, Lowes and even two auto part stores, but can't seem to find what you guys are calling a stainless steel braid. From the pictures on the website it looks like it would used to reinforce fuel lines or the hoses in a car, but I'm not really sure. I'm just curious to know...

Checked out Home Depot, Lowes and even two auto parts stores, but can't find what you guys are calling a stainless steel braid. From the picture in the website (http://cruisenews.net/brewing/infusion/page1.php) it looks like something used to reinforce fuel lines or the hoses in a car, but I...

There is really no reason that you have to let the kraeusen fall before you bottle your beer. If the kraeusen is allowed to fall back into the wort it will probably just give your beer a little more of a bitter bite. Another advantage of removing the kraeusen or siphoning it off before it...