Yes you can do this. You will get a bit of extra sediment but that is mostly associated with bottle carbonation which you would get anyway. If you are impatient like me, you will appreciate getting to see how the beer evolves as it lagers. My first lager with WLP838 took about 4 weeks of...
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One of them will perfectly fit inside the cooler and also around a 1/2"x1.5" MIP nipple. Make sure you...
Longtime lurker, first time poster. I had good results with a grapefruit weissbier by taking off the peels of two grapefruit and soaking in an oz or 2 of relatively neutral alcohol like vodka or tequila for a few days. Add the liquid only to the beer at bottling. If you don't mind cloudy you can...