Recent content by ICWiener

Fantome definitely has QC issues. but man, it's worth the risk. This bottle would have been fine had I held on to it for a few months...let the pedio go through it's cycle. I've heard of bottles of Duchessic that were the same.

haha...okay, not a lot of slimy beer fans in the house. Ah well...

I was in San Diego for work last week and I picked up a bottle of Fantome Saison (among others) to drink. I cracked it open and poured a glass. It had the viscosity of a slightly watery olive oil. I had some second thoughts, but I wasn't about to throw out a $15 bottle of beer. So I did what I...

I was digging through my old stuff and ran across this one...I don't know if it's been posted already or not, but the title is spot on, for this forum anyway. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ckpYCQLWxZY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Thanks guys, Forgetting about them is easy. I've got a closet full of sours. Letting these ones sit in the back for a year isn't a problem at all. I think the issue was that I used dregs that might have had some bugs in them (Fantome Hiver). I usually stick to Brett on its own in this...

1118 for sure. It's happy at a wide temp. range, plus it finishes clean and quickly.

Hi all, Just had my first run in with the notorious 'vomit' flavor in one of my sours. Admittedly I screwed up by bottling it a bit prematurely. It's not awful, the flavor's just a background note. But it's prevalent enough that I'm not going to go reaching for a bottle any time soon. So...

That's what I always ran into. I never did end up with a satisfactory batch. Maybe we're sensitive to it...who knows. Mine never really mellowed out. If it were me, I would just drink it and start on the next batch.

I agree, the shootout was an interesting novelty at first, but that's it. It's worn out its welcome. I especially hate it when a 0-0 game goes to shootout. Both goalies earned that shutout.

That's the way I do it too. No more chemicals. I know people like to use sorbate, but I must be extra sensitive to it. I never liked the taste of my sorbated ciders. I add one bear of honey (12oz) and one can of apple juice concentrate when kegging. Throw it in the fridge and wait a week. It...

Man oh man, the Canes are just awful. Injuries aren't helping, but seriously, between them and the Sabres....they're lucky the NHL doesn't relegate.

Too strong, and an odd flavor overall. A little harsh and vegetal.

I've got 5 in town: 2 are close to my work, which are both awesome. 1 down the street from my house, which is awesome. And 2 on the far sides of town, 1 of which is awesome, the other is not. They all have different strengths and weaknesses, and I end up shopping at almost all of them. I got...

Yeah, the artificial sweeteners won't give you a ton of apple flavor. They provide ore of a generic sweetness. But there's usually enough flavor in the cider to mesh together nicely. It's the method I commonly used before I went to kegging. Speaking of...kegging is the best thing I ever did to...

Awesome, thanks guys! Count me in.