Search results

I am a total kegging noob but have a nice Sanyo for a kegerator project that I want to use. I want to ferment in my buckets/carboys and use the racking cane to rack from them into a clean and CO2 filled corny keg through the beer out post. This should put the beer in the keg without...

As I drink more craft / local brews, I am starting to notice that beer quality and taste can vary wildly across the same brew. I've purchased 2 of the same beer at the same store and same time and had one be great, and the other be sterno. From week to week, a beer might be super dry and clean...

My usual timeframe for primary fermentation looks like 24-48 hours to start, then 3-4 days of rapid bubbling then a gradual slowdown until activity stops around 7 days. I've noticed my last 2 batches have been starting within 12 hours and finishing strong activity in a couple of days, dropping...

I had some sterile mason jars with water in them from my last yeast washing, so when I racked to 2ndary, I just scooped the top layer of trub from the bucket with a spoon and dropped into the jars, careful to keep everything sterile. Do you think this will work? Anyone else try this?

I've had 3 bottles in the last week from 3 different breweries that had a strong alcohol taste, and taste a bit like sterno smells. I've had doubles of the same beer on hand and in each case the 2nd bottle did not taste like the sterno bottles. I was wondering what causes this and how to avoid...