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by dirtfish
Wed May 19, 2004 2:18 pm
Forum: Techniques, Methods, Tips & How To
Topic: Should I reuse this cake?
Replies: 5
Views: 9016

Good point

The pale ale is definately going to show added flavors easily-don't know if the flavors would have come through in another spiced ale. I would guess that you could start getting subtle references as you change flavors and keep re-pitching yeast in successive batches. I think berries would be a good ...
by dirtfish
Tue May 18, 2004 7:58 pm
Forum: Techniques, Methods, Tips & How To
Topic: Should I reuse this cake?
Replies: 5
Views: 9016

Your'e gonna taste it

This reply is probably too late...-but-flavor from your first beer WILL be transferred to the second one. (I have firsthand experience in this matter, and secondhand and even thirdhand.) I repitched yeast from a spiced holiday ale to a pale ale and then to an Arrogant !@#$ clone, then down the drain...
by dirtfish
Thu Sep 26, 2002 10:57 am
Forum: Tasting & Experiencing
Topic: Bad Bottle Flavor?
Replies: 2
Views: 16063

Bad Bottle Flavor?

Recently I baked a batch of bottles to try and solve a recurring foaming/overcarbonation problem. I had an oven full of half Grolsch swing tops and half New Belgium 12 oz. bottles and baked at 320 for an hour. The bottles all had aluminum foil over their mouths. Prior to baking, I soaked in bleach s...