Recent content by Slick_Biscuit

Second this. Don't even crack one until at least four weeks have gone by. Then let us know how it tastes!

Thanks flars. I'll have to be on the lookout for that blueberry wine. Cheers :mug:

Good deal. I'm sure that if you were that careful about it you should be fine in the end. Glad to be of help. Post again once she's finished - I'd like to hear whether or not it turned out okay.

Most commonly, soapy flavors result from leaving the beer in the primary for too long a period of time after fermentation has finished. I've never encountered this myself, but if you leave the beer in the primary too long the fatty acids in the trub can start to break down and literally create...

Your beer is probably fine. I think the risk for contamination is pretty low while the yeast is still really active and spitting out a ton of CO2, and simply transferring the liquid isn't going to hurt the yeast's ability to continue doing its thing. The bigger concern is that exposing the...

Hey Everyone, I brewed a 5-gallon batch of blueberry wheat recently that was my first foray into using fruit in the secondary fermentor. Being my first fruit beer, I scoured the forums ahead of time for tips/advice on how to go about it, and I found quite a bit of conflicting information. In...