I accidently "sparkled" a batch of cyser. I enjoy the taste very much, but don't feel safe with the bottles that I have used (glass granades). Can anyone...
Petronella I don't feel qualified to tell you how to "sparkle" a gallon batch of anything.... I can share that when I feel uncomfortable about a possible...
... Bottle them in beer (which range from 12oz on up to 3 liters) or champagne/sparkling wine bottles. Then you don't have to worry about the "glass...
There are three ways to safely sparkle a cider. One is to keg it and force carbonate it. Another is to bottle condition the same as you would a beer, with...
Just curious about what flocculation looks like in beer brewing. Because apparently I have been drinking my beer before it flocculated in the past or this...
mayhaps you are using the word in a way im not familiar with? flocculation is the settling of particles from a non-homegenous solution. ie, anything in which a...
Flocculation is (more or less) the stuff that collects at the bottom of your carboy. ... -- My Moon-based death ray Panics the people of earth Mock my theories...
Ok now I am a bit freaked out about my poor beer being tainted. This looks like the same color as the normal yeast sediment but it is grouped in fluffy clumps...
If it smells ok, rack it. When in doubt rack it and take a gravity reading. ... Damion Terrell . + . . . + . * . + @ + . * . + . ...
Damion
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thats called the barm. and, yeah, thats not flocullulation, thats what happens when you use a top brewing yeast. should be fine, i would think. ... -- That...
Does it eventually drop or do I need to rack it off? ... From: "leaking pen" <itsatrap@...> thats called the barm. and, yeah, thats not flocullulation,...
per my understanding, its being held up by the co2 its generating. it should drop eventually. and then you rack. ... -- That which yields isn't always weak....
A google search found this: flocculation /floc·cu·la·tion/ (flok?u-la´shun) a colloid phenomenon in which the disperse phase separates in discrete, usually...
Excellent. I used the White Labs London Ale yeast so that is very reassuring. Thank you all for the answers… and I smelled the batch of beer just a minute...
Does anyone every brew these? I just tried Abbey ale and a Trappist ale and I really enjoyed them. I found a clone recipe for the Trappist and wondered if...
Well you're really brewing the same thing, just two different recipes. Trappist is a misnomer in that only an Abbey style Ale brewed by Trappists is known as a...
Damion
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The questions were mainly just if there are any major differences between normal all grain brewing and brewing trappist ales. I know there is the addition of...
I'm a big advocate of all grain brewing. I don't always add the extra sugars. It depends on if I want a drier beer, or maltier/mealy brew. For a good heavy...
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I very much enjoyed the taste of the Chimay Blue Label trappist. How would that fit into the description? Tristan ... From: Damion <evil242@...>...
I have one key recommendation - You will definitely not get the true Belgian experience with a generic dry yeast. The esters and phenolics that characterize a...
I actually brew these quite a bit, as does my business partner, Alaric. In fact we have a Home Brew Select recipe that Alaric developed... a Belgian Trippel...
Well in that case I'd like to try a sip! Seriously though, are you a licensed and/or professional brewer, or do you just enjoy spending every spare minute and...
I'd like to get my hands on some of those recipes; especially the White Chocolate and Sweet Brown Chocolate meads. They sound heavenly. ... Reverend Scott Doc...
What does the white chocolate one taste like? Isnt white chocolate just flavored and sweetened cocoa butter? ... -- My Moon-based death ray Panics the people...
Actually, what mainly gets away with it, is that I'm a bachelor. If you saw my living room, you'd see a large set of unfinished heavy shelves made of plywood...
ROFL.....funny...mmm in my house...that would equate one pug who would be drunk constantly. PS....his favorite beer is Guinness ... Actually, what mainly gets...
Sure. I'm sure there are lady brewers out there. I could see a lot of romance there. Matthias the Brewer <matthiasthebrewer@...> wrote: Actually, what...
