I also try to minimize oxygen but am far from meticulous about it. I do what I can while remaining focused on other things. I'm betting this makes a difference in stored beer but I would be surprised to hear that anybody could tell on a couple of freshies.
Jess, clearly you dry hopped that cardboard. Rookie mistake. You can only get away with that with a significant amount of acid make to stand up to the cardboard.
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Low Oxygen Brewing Is It Really A Thing?
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Re: Low Oxygen Brewing Is It Really A Thing?
RickBeer wrote:Facts don't lie:John Sand wrote:I agree. I'm careful, but not meticulous. Which is how I do everything.
"I broke a pyrex bowl by heating it in boiling water to melt something. My wife wasn't happy, but I pointed out that we have spares."
"So, I got a great new rigging knife for Christmas. Super sharp, it cuts lines with a single stroke. I was working with it on the boat today. I slipped and cut my pinky. It hurt, I yelled. The blood flow let me know I would need stitches. I quickly went below ..."
"But I sprained my ankle and foot this week, and thought I would just relax and make five gallons. I have not tried this recipe before, but it has good feedback online. ..."
I said I was careful, not boring.
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Re: Low Oxygen Brewing Is It Really A Thing?
Couldn't find any posts where you said you were boring, so that's something.John Sand wrote:RickBeer wrote:Facts don't lie:John Sand wrote:I agree. I'm careful, but not meticulous. Which is how I do everything.
"I broke a pyrex bowl by heating it in boiling water to melt something. My wife wasn't happy, but I pointed out that we have spares."
"So, I got a great new rigging knife for Christmas. Super sharp, it cuts lines with a single stroke. I was working with it on the boat today. I slipped and cut my pinky. It hurt, I yelled. The blood flow let me know I would need stitches. I quickly went below ..."
"But I sprained my ankle and foot this week, and thought I would just relax and make five gallons. I have not tried this recipe before, but it has good feedback online. ..."
I said I was careful, not boring.
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Re: Low Oxygen Brewing Is It Really A Thing?
Chris it is a dry cardboard taste and it catches you right in the eye. I'm wondering if it's from all the rules I broke while brewing it.
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