Recent content by skratch

Sorry to resurrect a somewhat old (but not yet ancient) thread. Regarding using fermentation CO2 to purge a dry hopper, should we not be concerned about the hops sitting in a relatively high O2 partial pressure environment until it's scrubbed? Do hops degrade less in the presence of O2 when they...

I agree that beers sometimes don't taste quite right straight out of primary. However, the "bad" qualities were there straight out of primary and did not go away after being kegged. Instead, they came out more fully in the final product. The beers have been kegged now for many months. It's...

I posted this in the recipe subforum first, but didn't get any bites. I was hoping you guys might have some insight as to why two batches of partial mash beer that I made tasted, well, bad. I've been brewing for about three years or so and except for "The Summer of No Temperature Control"...

Greetings! Long time lurker (mostly because anything I google about brewing leads me here), first time poster. I was hoping you guys might have some insight as to why two batches of partial mash beer that I made tasted, well, bad. I've been brewing for about three years or so and except for...