Ok so I’m new to home brewing. I’ve so far done 2 brews with the kits you buy online and it makes about 5 gallons or about 50 bottles. Both times they tasted great I was very pleased with the results... at first. After the 2 week carbonation process in bottles I put them all in the fridge I cracked the first open and they tasted perfect. After about 2-3 weeks went by they became so over carbonated and lost all flavor. I used the sugar water mixture to carbonate them.
Any ideas what I’m doing wrong?
Second thing is I have a full size sanke keg now and want to use it to put my brews in and out in my kegerator. I know how to remove the valve and spear and sanitize it.
My questions are:
Is there anything special I need to do to fill it or can I just fill it while the valve is out?
Can I do the carbonation process in the keg if so how?
Would I still need to use the carbonation tablets or the sugar water mixture or could I carbonate it with my CO2 bottle.
Sorry if these are dumb questions just couldn’t really find a straight answer online.
Any ideas what I’m doing wrong?
Second thing is I have a full size sanke keg now and want to use it to put my brews in and out in my kegerator. I know how to remove the valve and spear and sanitize it.
My questions are:
Is there anything special I need to do to fill it or can I just fill it while the valve is out?
Can I do the carbonation process in the keg if so how?
Would I still need to use the carbonation tablets or the sugar water mixture or could I carbonate it with my CO2 bottle.
Sorry if these are dumb questions just couldn’t really find a straight answer online.