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The beer loses head retention, or it loses carbonation? If you're just losing carbonation, it's likely because of the head space you're leaving in the bottle. CO2 will come out of solution and fill the head space, so you'll need to completely fill the bottle (i.e. no foam, just beer...like a good g...

Carbonation is fine on the beer. If i pour the beer hard, it get ok head. I may just need to over carb a bit. Last bottle I filled, I had no foam while filling, and I filled it to the top, and toped it off as i pulled out the tube (got a little foam with that). Waited a few days, and opened a beer t...

This is all that was on the facebook event. What: 2nd Annual Amateur home brewing competition. 3 rounds of judging. Enter as may styles as you want. Winners from each round will face off in a final round with a recipe provided by our brewer. When: Entry drop off dates from 11am-7pm: Friday April 27t...

I guess this means i need to go to more beer events.

So I have been trying to fill some cold bottles from keg with my picnic tap, old racking cane, and a stopper. I set my keg to 3psi just to push out the beer, slowly squeeze the stopper to let out the air, I get a good fill, and cap on the foam. But when I open the bottle, i get no head on the beer. ...

I guess that means I need to go to more beer events.

Ya, I dont know how i missed this for so long.

Resurrecting this after the talk about the SCHF talk about Red Ales. I am thinking of a C80/C120/Carared/Munich specialty grain mix. I am wondering if that will give me the garnet red i have been looking for. What else are you guys thinking for your red ales? Will my garnet red strive be too far out...

Dry lips? Like Hops?

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I just saw this, so sorry if everyone already knows. I may order a brick of this stuff.

Let me know how it goes, i am thinking about doing this tonight as well. I just picked up some gelatin from MoreBeer Riverside.

Sounds good! I am in for this year, I will also head down and check out your IPA.

Sounds good to me, I could work on a red.... maybe.

Working late today, and the wife went to the Ducks game with out me. Any Corona guys (or people that want to drive) want to hit up Main Street Brewery a bit later?

bwarbiany wrote:If there's a good dry strain for a beer that I'm making, I use dry. I only use liquid when I need a strain that I can't find a good dry version (mostly belgians).

I'd say JonW nailed the pros & cons, so there's no real need to repeat those...

+1 I do the same

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