Recent content by MadHatter

No, the worst idea ever was when I used sorgham molasses :rockin:

I did that with my first brew but figured since its such a simple idea and no one else was doing then it must have some negative effect on the beer. However, that was probably the best brew I've made (it was a wheat)

Ok, so if I fermented my ale at too high a temperature and i end up with the taste of fusel alcohol, is there anything I can do to reduce these flavors in the bottles I am currently maturing?

I'm totally with you man. I had thought about doing that (NOT because I don't like hops) just to see what the result would be. :rockin: Let us know how it turns out

My favorite reply! Thank all you guys, both positive and negative, for your input and perspective. I'll be using my growlers with the batch I have going now. :mug:

Exactly what I suspicioned before I ordered them. Wasn't worried about a detonation, but felt maybe the seal was in question. Didn't occur to me that someone would need a case of six jugs to take his own brew away from home. Oh well, back to my 22oz'ers

Thanks guys. Thats what I needed to know :ban:

I ordered some growlers with screw caps to bottle part of my latest batch of brew. Another member suggested that growlers are not a good idea for bottling and could explode due to being thin walled. Doesn't make much sense to me so I'm just looking for some advice. Has anyone used these 1/2...

Anyone else have anything to add to this? I'm showing my inexperience here. What are the growlers designed for if not bottling finished beer? :mug:

Beer doesn't last very long around here. I'd say most of it will be gone within two months, max. Surely the growler will hold a seal that long. I was planning to prime it, of course, before bottling. That isn't going to be a problem is it?

Can you just leave your beer in the fermenter until you get some new gaskets?

You have that problem too?

I'm going to use 64 oz'ers for the first time to do part of my bottling this time around. I have the metal lids for the jugs and also the plastic lids. How well do these seal, which is the better and how long is the shelf life? :mug:

I think the first answer is very insightful. Good call! But, the second one? All in my head? Uh, yeah. I don't know the difference between being slobbering, can't stand up, passing out at the bar drunk, and having just a warm pleasant buzz. Maybe I'll figure that out before I turn 40.

When I drink draft beers at the bar, it gets me drunk way bad. I've heard other people are like that too. Needless to say I don't drink draft at all. My question is this: does anyone know why draft beer affects some people in this manner and will I be able to keg my own beer without it having...