Comments on: Beer-related Musings

By: rolliebear

rolliebear — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:40:05 +0000

Your welcome Mr. woof.
Now Im going to have to start brewing again, Damn you! :p Hmm, a batch of con beer would be nice.
I swear by idophor. I also use B-Brite to clean out carboys.
As for keg lube ask for “Taylor lube” at the restaurant supply store. It’s used in ice cream machines and the like. No unpleasant taste.

By: sabotlours

sabotlours — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 10:15:08 +0000

I’m surprised I didn’t see cloves in your spiced ale recipe. I find they add a wonderful flavor, although they can get overpowering if overdone.

By: partran

partran — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:16:40 +0000

*chuckles* I think I don’t have much of an interest in doing it because many years ago I was drafted into helping with my parents’ homebrewing operations.
But I am glad yours is coming out alright.

By: aureth

aureth — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:05:46 +0000

I’ve been using idophor for the two batches I’ve done, and have found it pretty easy to work with. I bought a giant bottle of the stuff, so it’s a good thing I like it, cause it’ll take me a while to use it all. 🙂
When kegging, you can also bottle a couple of sixpacks…just use some prime tabs or carbonation drops in the bottles instead of priming the entire batch. It’s supposed to work fairly well. I’m going to be bottling for quite some time, yet. Don’t want to spend money on a kegging and cooling setup when I have too much else to buy for the house. I’ll probably move to all-grain brewing due to ingredient cost saving before I buy any kegs.