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Natural carbing is where you basically 'prime' your keg (as you would in the bottling bucket) You add half of the suggested sugar you would add to the bottling bucket (only to the keg) before you rack your beer into the keg. Hit the keg with 30psi to seal it, then let it sit and...

I think what could very well happen is if you didnt kill a good portion of the yeast, they will at least be stressed and could produce some wicked off flavors. I had this happen to a batch a while back and its just now starting to tone down on the band-aid and other estery flavors. -Me

I personally like to do both when the mood suits me. (And depending on the style of beer) If its a beer that does better with age, I like to prime my kegs because that gives me AT LEAST another 3 weeks of letting the beer age before I think about putting it on tap. If its one of my IPAs, I...

I have a keg of some bitter (very bitter) IPA right now. Its wonderful (from the sample I took) Another week or so and Ill put it on tap to see how it tastes. Its a hop monster experiment. -Me

Yes, its Wine and Cake hobbies. I must say that I almost like HBUSA more than W&C (but then again I dont care for HBUSA all that much either) They are both expensive, but HBUSA has a better selection and they crush for you etc. I like supporting my LHBS but some of our online friends just...

Oh crap! Where bouts will the new HBUSA be located? I live in Portsmouth and I am quite lazy about going over the water (or under it for that matter) But Im game to check out the new store! -Me Oh yeah, and welcome bro

Crap... I guess I should have read a little more about FWH before I just start arbitrarily doing stuff off the cuff on brewday. LOL That makes sense, and Im sure I will enjoy this bitter hop monster eventually. So - for my existing batch in the primary Im thinking that the results are going to...

I made a mistake on my (pseudo) Stone IPA cloneish beer - here is the recipe Grain Bill 13 lbs. - 2 Row Pale Malt 1/2 lb. - Crystal Malt (10L) 1/2 lb. - Crystal Malt (20L) Hop Schedule 1 oz - Magnum (75 Min.) 1 oz - Centennial - at Flameout 2 oz - Centennial - Dry Hop in secondary...

Isnt that Revvy in that picture? -Me

HOLY ****! Hes MY dad too! Ive been looking for you for years now pops! I guess this brewery setup will make up for lost time. I forgive you :D Wow, great setup and its awesome to see father and son enjoying a hobby together. Maybe one day my daughter will learn to enjoy beer at the level...

What are you using as your sanitizer? I know that I have a similar issue with my brews lately, and that will be my next step to alleviate this. -Me

What you need is A. Beer to fill these new vessels with B. A NEW hobby to occupy the time that you will now save come racking time C. Friends to SHARE this newly packaged beverage with D. A keezer or kegerator to house your newly kegged beer In other words, if you are going the keg route the...

Damn, word gets around fast. It was pretty ****ty out here for a few days (now cleanup sucks too) But back on topic :p Yes, just clean and use them as you would normally. -Me

+1 to all of the other suggestions here and a couple of other things to think about. Your fermentation temps - I have a batch of stressed yeast beer right now that has that same 'band-aid/banana' smelling/flavored beer. It is getting better with age, but I stressed the hell out of the yeasties...

My mom went out to see him in concert a while back. She kept talking about "The man with the steel jock" My step father so appropriately chimed in with the, "Yeah, the only problem is its rusted nowdays..." -Me

Touche! And yet another point I agree on as well. Im so glad Im not a judge... Yes, Machida got lucky in that fight and Im sure he knows it. Id be willing to bet my next batch that he wont be so lucky with a performance like that again. They were BOTH guilty of fighting not to lose and...

Get a copy of some sort of brewing software. Not only can it be handy for conversions like this, you can also create and store then revisit recipes that you like. :) -Me

As many have stated, chances are you killed the poor yeasties when you pitches them too hot. VERY worst case is some of them *may* have survived and started working under very stressful conditions (therefore producing off flavors) It happened with a batch of haus ale I made a while back. Its...

I guess I am one of the few that agree with the decision in the Machida fight. While I agree that Rua may have won the FIGHT, he didnt win the TITLE. I believe he beat Machida, but he in no way beat the champion. Unfortunately, this same rationale and logic applies to the Vera/Couture fight...

I have a buddy of mine who owns a radiator shop. He has told me a couple of stories on how bootleg distillers used to use radiators in the distilling process. Its a wonder why some of the moonshiners went crazy... -Me