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Oxidization during transfer
It has become clear that I need to practice my transfer techniques; I just completed a primary-to-secondary transfer which involved what I'm guessing is a fairly significant amount of aeration. ...
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Filtering using a keg and a carboy instead of two kegs
I've read that filtering requires two kegs. I've only got one corny keg but I'd like to filter my brew with a canister or plate filter. Do I risk overly oxidizing the beer if I were to filter from a ...
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Too late to move a brew?
I brewed an IPA yesterday. All went well and it is bubbling away today. However, my friend's brewing fridge/fermenting chamber just freed up and he suggested putting my brew in there. It would ...
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Oxidation during long primary
So obviously I'm reading all o the advice floating around to skip racking to secondary. And it makes perfect sense. But if I primary a 5 gal batch in a 6.5 gal bucket, does the headspace/surface area ...
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Lagering in plastic carboy vs glass
I use plastic PET carboys ("Better Bottle" brand) for fermentation, mainly because they're cheaper, lighter, and safer. I use only chemicals to clean them (no brushes), so I'm not too worried about ...
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Adding strawberries to half of a batch - too much oxidation in carboy?
I am currently fermenting a blonde ale, and I was thinking of adding strawberries after primary fermentation. However I don't want a full batch of stawberry ale, so I plan to rack only half of the 5 ...
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Is oxidation of yeast starters a concern?
We all know oxidation is bad, and cooling hot wort is particularly susceptible to this off-flavor-producing problem. the question is; does oxidation matter for starters?
I use a stirplate to aerate ...
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Old homegrown hops
I have been growing and using my own hops for a couple of years now. after harvesting this year I left them out to dry, they have been drying now for a little to long (about two months) they are all ...
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Bubbles in my racking cane.
I've been having some racking issues lately, I can't seem to get a steady flow through the cane and tubing. Would the bubbles or air gaps that I see in the tubing cause oxidation?
Moving forward, ...
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Is oxidation beneficial to any beer style or characteristic other than sour?
Our club now has three oak barrels, and while at least one is going to be dedicated to a solera, we'd like to try a couple other brews before we resort to two more soleras.
Barrels are known to let ...
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Should I purge my carboy with CO2 before racking to secondary?
I'm thinking this might help prevent oxidation.
