mbbransc
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Bottle (2) gallons of each separately. With the remaining (3) gallons of each, do 20/80, 50/50, and 80/20 splits. That way, you end up with (5) different beers.
Anybody know if MoreBeer is still making the kit? I never got one, but I'd be up for it if it meant getting some Vinnie barrel fragments.
I made this beer once with the more beer kit and if I were to make it again I wouldn't bother with the kit, especially if you can get the currants somewhere.
IMHO those barrel fragments were kind of garbage. They were like 90% raw oak and just a small piece of one side was actually the inside of the barrel. Just my opinion.
Agree completely. We are planning on making this again, but ordering the ingredients individually. MoreBeer deserves compensation for putting this together and they got my initial order. But there's no reason to overpay for gimmick.
Out of curiosity, does someone have the recipe for this? I've only seen a couple floating arround the internet but no comments on any of them in terms of how they conpare to the actual thing. I'm on my phone and can't search the website to see if it's been posted in the 65+ pages yet.
I think you answered your own question.
I brewed this up on 08/06/16. I fermented with 3787 and racked onto bugs and currants on 09/10. On 10/23 I added cab sav and an oak spiral. I boiled the spiral first to get most of the potent oak tannins out. Moved it under the stairs with the rest of the sours. Check on it next Fall.
Does light harm beers without hops? Or with very low hop levels?Light is bad for all beers. Not a bad idea to keep all fermenters dark. Makes no difference if the beer you're trying to clone was a barrel aged beer.
Yes. Not the same way that it harms the iso acids in hops, but light is not a friend of most any living thing.Does light harm beers without hops? Or with very low hop levels?
How does light harm unhopped beer?Yes. Not the same way that it harms the iso acids in hops, but light is not a friend of most any living thing.
How does light harm unhopped beer?
Light is a friend of lots of living things. Barley and hops for example.
How does light harm unhopped beer?
Light is a friend of lots of living things. Barley and hops for example.
technically, your uncle isn't alive...
technically, your uncle isn't alive...
You said "light is not a friend of most any living thing."
I pointed out that this statement is false because plants and algae are alive and need sunlight. The smiley was to help ease the blow in case you're easily offended.
I wasn't making any kind of comparison.
Do you have any sources of scientific data that indicate light is harmful for unhopped beer? If no, then what's your basis for that assertion?
I'm really interested.
Which compounds in beer are damaged by UV and/or visible light? What reactions do they undergo?
I was looking for science.My assertion, I guess common sense.
You are comparing plants, that need light in order to grow, with a product that has yeast, phenols, esters, and myriad other compounds in it and wonder how they differ?
Agreed! Grab a bottle of good sour beer and add the dregs. Did you use the Roselare (?) yeast blend for primary?
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