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Can beer become oxidized in the bottle?
I am asking this because we have a situation where a perfectly good pilsner suddenly dramatically changed after it was bottled into a hazy, oxidized, hoppy mess. It was for a beer competition where ...
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Sealing flip-top bottles with wax
I just started brewing a batch of mead (non-carbonated) and plan to bottle it in 1 L and 500 mL swing-top bottles.
Is there any advantage or disadvantage to sealing the swing-tops by dipping them in ...
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Oxidation during bottling
I had some issues with siphoning last night, so it took about an hour to rack from the carboy to bottling bucket. Should I be worried about oxidation? Both containers were open that entire time.
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How long to wait to bottle after adding sulfites?
When adding sulfites to a wine, mead, or cider prior to bottling for oxidation prevention, how long should you wait after adding the sulfites before transferring to bottles? Is there a set amount of ...
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