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The fermentation bucket is the typical 6.5 or 7 gallon bucket, so there is head space in it, but wouldn't the co2 push the air out making it impossible for the oxygen to touch the beer? I have varied the amount of time I leave them in there, somewhere between 1-3 weeks. I think I may go with...

The secondary was a 6 gallon pet bottle, 5.25ish gallons of beer in it. Put beer into secondary while it still had some bubbling going on.

I don't believe age is the problem here. Very rarely does a beer stay in the basement much over a month after being fully carbonated. I did however buy the oxygen absorbing caps to try on the beer I will be making this weekend, figuring every little bit will help!

I used a secondary on 2 of the middle batches, but bought a wort chiller and decided that would remove enough of the cosmetic problems, and went back to not using a secondary.

I am currently doing extract with specialty grains. I am carrying everything upstairs so I will have a counter to work on and a drain nearby for any spills. It is not a necessity, but for ease of operation. Someone mentioned priming sugar, and that could be a suspect I didn't think of. I...

Hi there, I have been brewing for a year and a half or so. I have noticed almost every beer I have made (7) has had a very similar flavor. I was not able to put a finger on it, assuming it was yeast. I recently entered a competition, and although I received 4th out of 35, they pointed out...