tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post1006745703683418626..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: Second Runnings American Bitter RecipeThe Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-90825924778572020932011-07-08T21:43:32.697-04:002011-07-08T21:43:32.697-04:00Certainly if you don't want a big hop aroma sk...Certainly if you don't want a big hop aroma skip the late addition. If it is lacking you can always make a hop tea to add to the bottling bucket or keg.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-69903248439925709612011-07-08T11:24:28.695-04:002011-07-08T11:24:28.695-04:00Im curious about brewing an ESB Michael. It would...Im curious about brewing an ESB Michael. It would seem to me that authentic English ESB's have alot of bitterness, a little hop flavor, and mild hop aroma. Would it be appropriate to hit an ESB with a heavy bittering charge and then maybe a 10 minute flavor charge and then another say...5 minute flavor charge? In doing so, could one completely eliminate a very late aroma charge as well as eliminating dry-hopping and end up with a nice bitter?Draconian Libationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291422321555128925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-82352630438795515142011-01-06T10:50:22.237-05:002011-01-06T10:50:22.237-05:00I have had good success with 2.5 - 3 gal kegs on t...I have had good success with 2.5 - 3 gal kegs on their sides. We live in a small condo and the wife would only allow me to use one shelf in the fridge and no separate fridge. I bent and turned the dip tube and probably only lose one pint. If I raise the front of the keg a couple inches my losses are only in ounces. Here is a picture.<br />http://jeffreycrane.blogspot.com/p/beer-equipment.htmlJeffrey Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520169652639837640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-52444872160953692362011-01-05T15:23:28.784-05:002011-01-05T15:23:28.784-05:00You're right that the posts are different, and...You're right that the posts are different, and you can't swap the connectors. If you have the MFL connectors you could still serve the beer by using a gas connector on the gas post and serving beer through that. You also might be able to swap the diptubes and use the gas diptube on the liquid side/post. Some kegs have different sizes, but many do not.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074947576215511448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-41501807611045981412011-01-04T13:34:53.488-05:002011-01-04T13:34:53.488-05:00Are the gas and liquid fittings the same for ball ...Are the gas and liquid fittings the same for ball lock kegs? I thought the connectors were slightly different sizes. What I did should give similar results anyway, the liquid dip tube on the keg is now just about as close to the side of the keg (if not a little closer) compared to the gas dip tube. With the curved sides of the keg I figure I’ll lose ~1/2 gallon, which shouldn’t be more than a couple pints above the trub/yeast. Not to mention that I would have had to shorten/bend the liquid dip tube anyway because the pressure would force beer through it if it was submerged at tapping.<br /><br />Haven’t had that Stone beer, but it certainly seems like a similar concept. Being light and hoppy both beers should be perfect for drinking as fresh as possible (which is why I passed up a bottle of the SD Session when I saw it a few months after it was released).The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-64268260720174221622011-01-04T13:22:21.679-05:002011-01-04T13:22:21.679-05:00Have you had the Stone/Ballast Point/Kelsey McNair...Have you had the Stone/Ballast Point/Kelsey McNair San Diego Session Ale? It's a similar 4.2% ABV ale with big hop aroma (i.e. Centennial, Citra, Simcoe, and Amarillo.) I remember it being dry, and incredibly hoppy without too much bitterness.mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015507088893980907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-57467260828603187722011-01-04T11:35:37.400-05:002011-01-04T11:35:37.400-05:00Why not seve the beer out of the "IN" po...Why not seve the beer out of the "IN" post and use the outpost for displacement? My thought is that even with bending the diptube, you are going to lose a lot of ale by trying to serve out of the "out" with the keg on it's side.Shamashttp://www.twitter.com/shamasuvanoreply@blogger.com