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Final update: Tastes great. :)

I've come down on both sides of this - a honey mead we made a few years back has pretty much refused to ever improve Whether it was the recipe or our process, or whatever, it just still tastes pretty terrible. On the other hand, a cider I left in the carboy for 2 years (champagne yeast) due to...

Hi all. So after my experiences trying to ensure my Oktoberfest ale went okay (detailed here), I checked in on the beer this morning. It was ringed with small, white looking clumps (barely clumps) that I optimistically hoped to be bubbles / yeast maybe. Or flavor particles, really, anything...

Thanks for the advice, all. I racked to secondary last night, and you all were absolutely right: don't act rashly. The initial smell I was getting was replaced with a pronounced nuttiness that seemed okay for an Oktoberfest ( I had been drinking a few of that style in advance to get a feel for...

I finished up a simple Oktoberfest Ale w/ Wyeast 1007 in a starter. When I pitched the starter, the wort temperature was around 75 - and, I'll be honest, I was stupid and didn't bother reading about the temperature range for the 1007 (55F-68F). My own fault. After around 24 hours of very...