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  1. kahunaman

    help ID'ing an off taste?

    I brewed a chocolate stout in June and - neglected it for the most part until September, when I finally bottled it. The airlock never went dry, and the temp never went over 75ish... mostly around 70. But It sat there way too long. So I bottled it anyway at the beginning of the month...
  2. kahunaman

    Clear up confusion on cider please?

    I do mostly beer brewing, but as we have one of the largest cider mills in NY state down the road from me, i figured i"d put it to good use. What I have access to is Mayer Brothers Pasturized Sweet Apple Cider. first question: Is this different from the "apple juice" requested by...
  3. kahunaman

    Homebrew Competition Question

    I have a question regarding competitions. I had seen something on another forum about people getting "points" for entering in competitions. I dont' mean the score points - I mean like some sort of entering a certain number of competitions or beers for something - maybe a certification or...
  4. kahunaman

    can you re-cap?

    Lets say I bottled 2 beers and forgot which was which. Can I pull a cap off (after they're carbed) test a beer, and then recap it? What are the potential adverse effects?
  5. kahunaman

    Need help classifying beer for Competition

    Hey everyone... I'm about to enter 8 beers into my first competition and I was hoping someone/ few of you could take a look at my beers and how I classified them to make sure they're in the right class. Any help would be great! Dutch Lager - I made a heiniken-like beer. I find light and...
  6. kahunaman

    How long can Beer sit with priming sugar?

    How long can a beer sit in the bottler once you've added priming sugar. Meaning - I have a beer in the bucket with sugar all set to bottle,. but the bottles arent' ready and I need to pick some up tomorrow. Am I losing valuable carb. at this point? How long can you safely leave it before the...
  7. kahunaman

    At what point do you decide you forgot priming sugar?

    I've got a Fat Tire Clone that is absolutely delicious. Its my 12th beer and I'm very happy with it. I bottled it right before I went on Vacation - at the end of January. Most of my beers carb in a week or 2 and are ready to drink after 3. I'm 3 weeks in, popped a sample and - nothing. Flat as...
  8. kahunaman

    LOTS of floats and swirls in my beer

    This is an issue i am having with my 10th batch of beer. I made a belgian tripel - primary for a month, secondary for a month - then bottled it and let it sit. It has been sitting for 6 weeks now in the bottle. It tastes ok, but every bottle has a TON of sediment - and not the type...
  9. kahunaman

    Lager Bottling Question

    Just about to bottle my 1st lager. I have a couple of questions: 1. I am going to assume I let this bad boy come to room temp before I bottle. Does this make sense? It's at 39 degrees.... :) 2. Standard amount of priming sugar, or anything weird have to happen? 3. It had some bubble...
  10. kahunaman

    Adding Bourbon to Chocolate Stout - How much?

    I know it's a matter of preference, but for those of you that have added bourbon at bottling, how much to a 5 gal batch was deemed acceptable before it got out of hand on taste?
  11. kahunaman

    Yeast dormancy/reactivation

    Just want to clear something up.. When your beer hits a certain temp - whether in bottle or in lagering vessel (lets say 40 degrees) - the yeast doesn't actually DIE - it just goes dormant, meaning that when it comes back to fermentation temps for the strain some if not all of the yeast will...
  12. kahunaman

    Brew Calendar

    I once saw a great calendar of what styles fit in what season and what to brew when (IE Brew Bock in Feb drink in April, etc) Does anyone have something like this floating around and can you post it? Thanks!
  13. kahunaman

    Oxyclean - rinsing clean or leaving residue?

    I've switched to cleaning bottles, etc. with oxyclean and then sanitizing with starsan. I soak my bottles in oxyxlean and water, then rinse them with a faucet mounted blast nozzle... then dip them in starsan solution, and let them dry out bubbles and all (per random musings i've picked off this...
  14. kahunaman

    First Beer Photo.. months later

    One of my first beers brewed was a Grand Cru... a very agressive belgian for my first try. The first couple I had were flat and green... then just flat, etc. they sucked. But you know how everyone on here says "just stash a bottle or 2 and pull it out down the road..." well, this is my...
  15. kahunaman

    Krausen that's not gonna quit...

    I've got almost 3 weeks into a Double Chocolate Stout and I have a 1.5 inch layer on the top that hasn't dropped in size in about 2 weeks. Airlock activity is about 1/min and when you tap the carboy, it moves as one fluid motion. I haven't seen this on any of my other beers and it has looked...
  16. kahunaman

    What ever happened to beer balls?

    Anyone remember these things? We used to get them for small kegger parties. i havent' seen one around in years... but seems it would be a cool/ideal container for lagering or something along those lines.
  17. kahunaman

    First Lager - Question

    OK I'm a couple weeks into my primary fermentation on my first Lager. Everything seems to have calmed down and I'm going to start taking hygrometer readings. I read a few books recently on all of this, and seem to recall taking the beer up into the 60's in temp for a day or two after the...
  18. kahunaman

    Cask Ale Festival

    Ok. - I just need to share this. We had a Cask Ale Festival here in Buffalo this weekend. Today was day 1. They had 15 casks going... everything from a Smoked Porter to an ESB to an Imperial IPA. Everything was delicious. I have a new respect for Cask aged Ales. Here is the detail of the...
  19. kahunaman

    So... what kind of beer is this?

    I made this beer... its a long story. Anyway... Its way darker than I thought it would be. What exactly type of beer is this? -1/2 lb Vienna Malt 1/2 lb Crystal 60L 1/2 Lb Cara-Munich Extract: 6 LB Extra Pale Extract 1 LB Munich Extract Hops 1 oz Yakima Golding - split for...
  20. kahunaman

    Can't... Stop.... Brewing...

    OK. So I started in October with a basic Brew Kit. Since then I've doubled my entire operation and have 2 bucket brewers, a 6 gal Better Bottle, a 6.5 Carboy, and 4 glass Carboys. ALL OF THEM ARE FULL... and I'm wandering around wondering what the hell to do with myself. My fear is...
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