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I should add that for the centennial blonde ale (which I just did today), underneath all the foam the beer itself is still clearly flat.

So i'm still new to kegging, and after my first attempt at a quick force-carbonation i posted on here about how easy it was and how perfectly the beer was carbonated as quickly as 12 hours later. Well, beginner's luck I suppose because since then I've had some issues. After watching some...

So I recently invested in two ball lock corny kegs and the requisite lines/regulator/C02 to go with it. I also scored a Danby minifridge off craigslist, dismantled the door shelving and can now perfectly fit it all in. At some future date I'll drill through the roof and install a tower, for...

Did you boil with the lid on?

Yeah we're big foothills fans as well. Check out ponysaurus in durham if you haven't yet. Think I'm going to brew one until I can visit my buddy who lives an hour from Tree House.

Cool, good to know. Appreciate the info everyone. And yeah, wicked weed is the jam.

Oh for sure. And I definitely take advantage of it. Just curious to see what the fuss is all about without hopping on a plane

Been reading a lot about these breweries lately, the likes of Hill Farmstead, Alchemist, Tree House, etc, and it seems all these great beers have extremely limited distribution. It adds to the appeal, no doubt, but I'm not ready to make a beer pilgrimage to Vermont just yet. So what's a...

Ended up fermenting with nottingham, dry hopping with saaz, cascade, and zest from two oranges and a grapefruit. 2 weeks in bottle now, turned out great. refreshing with a subtle fruitiness.

Have you tried the basic recommendations in the "Water Primer" sticky in the Brew Science forum? Gives very simple instructions for building up from RO water to get in the ballpark of a couple broad beer categories.

Interesting stuff. Living just steps away from a store that sells RO water for 69 cents/gallon I think I'm just going to start building my water from that with minor additions as suggested in the primer thread. Seems simpler that way and the additional cost is negligible.

That's exactly what I did, thanks for your help.

I haven't yet, no. I also haven't tasted the type of off-flavors I've read about being associated with those. They are both shown above at a level of 2.0 - is this an amount that needs addressing or that could cause the astringency I've noticed in my beers? Thanks.

To date, nothing. Just tap water for everything without checking pH.

Thanks. Yeah I think I'll do this one with RO and a teaspoon of calcium chloride as per the primer thread. Hopefully this will help with the astringency, although I suppose it may not have been as noticeable anyways since it's a stout. I'll have to try something lighter or one I did before to...

Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't yet experimented with adjusting the water or pH in any way. For most beers, would this most easily be accomplished by adding 1 tsp of calcium chloride and 2% sauermalz as mentioned in the primer thread? That's working up from RO water though, so with my...

I've been reading a lot about various ions, ratios, etc. with regards to water profiles and find myself just getting more confused, too many variables at play. I've done about four all grain BIAB batches so far and while I have been generally been pleased with the results, each one seems to...

That's what I'm thinking too- already have a hefe in another fermentor now so might as well switch it up. I think what gave me pause is it may be TOO clean of a ferment with Notty, lack of any flavors that you might get from 1010 or 320 leaving it a bit boring.

Yeah I realize I lost the Oberon clone when I bought the WLP300, and that's OK. I guess what I'm wondering now is which direction to move forward in for the tastiest beer: -Same recipe but with Nottingham -Same recipe but with WLP300 (something like a hoppy hefeweizen) -Something closer to a...

Long time lurker, first time poster, 3 gallon BIABer here. Picked up a 6 pack of Oberon last night and remembered how much I love it. Found myself with the day off today so figured I'd go for a clone based on the recipe from Cryptochronolite, seen in the attached screenshot. Don't have...