Recent content by VikingBrewer

Not too worried, not a hopped up beer. This was a light Molson Canadian style beer. I’ve never had any issues with time management between bottling and storage and off flavors even with strong large hopped IPA.

I have a nice dark cool corner in my basement that is perfect where I store all my beer. 😉

I’m definitely thankful for everyone’s input and making me laugh! 😉 I’ll bookmark those articles and videos for later use and maybe I’ll be brave enough to try cold crashing. Keep the tips coming! 👍😎👍 I decided after the taste test and no new growth of the abnormality on the surface, I would...

LOL 😂 That story made my day! Note to self, double check all measuring tools! 🤔

That actually sounds amazing! 🤪👍

Great article! I’ll definitely save that one. The batch I’m doing is 20 liters (5gal). I just used what my wife had on hand for her baking but I’ll definitely let her know about the bulk idea. This batch was at about 22c when I added the Knox. So if I do this again I’ll make sure to cold crash...

Thanks I’ll save this for later! 👍

These were the directions I actually copied from somewhere on this forum. No mention of cold crashing before hand but as mark1 mentioned this as well previously I’ll keep that in mind next time. Also all the directions here and on Google, mentioned 1 packet, not 1/2 or other. These packets...

Ive never had to worry about bottle bombs. Approximately how long would it take before they started to explode? The reason I ask is this batch is not for me, it’s for someone else and I was going to give it to them after 4 weeks or just let them know they need to wait 4 weeks before drinking. I...

I just took a taste and no sour taste. Actually tastes pretty good. Maybe stop bottling when I have in inch or two left just to be safe? Usually I’m greedy and I tip the fermenter to get the last few drops. 😉

I used these directions; 1pk Knox gelatin to 1/4 cup water. Bring to 71C (160F) (DO NOT BOIL). Add to secondary. Rack beer from primary to secondary on top of gelatin. 2-5 days bottle.

So I’m brewing a Canadian Blond from a fresh Cooper’s extract kit. I thought I’d try the Knox gelatin, for the first time, in secondary to aid in clarification. It’s been three days since transferring to secondary and I was going to bottle today but noticed the surface looked odd. I keep my...

UPDATE ; I've been busy the past few days getting my next batch of brew under way, Chocolate Espresso Russian Imperial Stout. But for the batch I had concerns about in the original post, an Extra Strong Vintage Ale, with contamination from fresh hops added late... well I have to say I bottled...

Will definitely post an update good or bad. Wasn’t much of a “wet hop” in wet hop terms. Just a small handful. Not even sure there will be much flavor or aroma from them. As I had mentioned they are some wild hops I harvested not even sure what type they are. All I know is they have a very...

My concern is not the pelletized hops but rather the fresh wet hops I added.