Recent content by Porkbuttsandtaters

Sorry for the disconnect from this post, I was away at Army drill all weekend. Anyways, wow, so much good, new information, pushed my way, thank you all! Mongoose33 - that is a lot of information and steps to digest, but I am definitely going to give it a try. What have I got to lose at this...

I think I am good on the cleaning of the kegs aspect. I was thorough with the disassembly and cleaning and the sterilizing with the Starsan. I definitely have been lacking with the use of CO2 during transfer from the bucket to the keg and in purging the headspace after filling the kegs...

I apologize, I was not very clear in my post. I cleaned the kegs then used the Starsan before kegging. Sorry about the confusion.

A couple of kegs I have are from a mail order homebrew supply and a few others I bought from a local brewery. I disassembled them and cleaned them with Starsan before use. My CO2 is from a local distributor who supplies many of the local breweries. I clean my racking cane before & after...

No, I have not been purging the headspace. Thanks for the tip, I will from now on. Would that alone result in the off flavor in my lighter beers while not affecting the darker ones?

My transfer process is simple, and probably archaic compared to others out there, but it's all I know. Thanks for the replies, here is the requested info. I ferment in food grade buckets. Once fermentation is complete I put the bucket of beer on a table and place the keg on the floor below...

I read the post from bradleypariah about the changing of flavor in his beer after kegging and though I got some good info from it, I didn't find exactly what I was looking for. So please help if you can. I all grain brew and I do not treat my water. I have only been brewing a couple of years...

I am brand new to brewing, just did my first AG brew last week (went with EdWort's Hefeweizen). Anyways, I am now chomping at the bit to brew more and I have a tons of ideas and questions swirling around. One thing I can't seem to wrap my head around is; when using an ingredient to impart...