| If you're someone that's been brewing your own | | | | Of course, this may be just their imagination or the |
| beer at home for some time now, you may have | | | | power of suggestion, but many can claim a |
| already discovered some great recipes and brewing | | | | difference between the two containers. They often |
| techniques that produce a really good brew. Maybe | | | | state that when they switch to a glass carboy as a |
| you've even received raves for it from your friends | | | | secondary fermentation container, the beer seems |
| and family members, and have given it away as a | | | | crisper, lighter, and somewhat tastier. |
| gift. If this is the case and you're all set with your | | | | Maybe it is their imagination and a glass carboy is the |
| brewing process, then congratulations! | | | | equivalent of a placebo. But for many, it seems to |
| However, you may be looking for something new as | | | | work wonders in keeping their recipes purer and |
| a way to improve the taste of your beer or to take | | | | truer. |
| it to the next level. Maybe you've noticed your beers | | | | A master chef or baker knows that different |
| taste a little flat or there just seems to be an | | | | elements for cookware and bakeware make a |
| aftertaste to them that you can't explain. Or maybe | | | | difference also. Some won't use certain types of |
| you just want to know any and every way there is | | | | items for their recipes; a certain dish needs to be |
| to improve upon the taste of your beer. | | | | made in glass while others must use stainless steel, |
| If so, you're in luck. We're going to tell you one very | | | | and so on. Many chefs also refuse to use nonstick |
| quick and simple way you can improve the taste and | | | | cooking surfaces because they feel it too some |
| overall quality of your beer without even having to | | | | adulterates the taste of their food. |
| change the recipe of it. And that method is to try a | | | | So there may be something to the use of glass as |
| glass carboy as a secondary fermentation container, | | | | opposed to plastic for your secondary fermentation |
| rather than the standard plastic pail. | | | | container. For yourself, why not try brewing up two |
| Many true-blue beer enthusiasts claim that there is | | | | different batches in each of these, and then have a |
| just something about the use of plastic versus glass | | | | blind taste test to see if you can tell a difference? If |
| that makes the taste of their beer a little "off." They | | | | you can without peeking, then you know that you've |
| can just tell the difference somehow; the taste of | | | | discovered a very simple way to greatly improve the |
| plastic seems to linger in the beer. | | | | taste of your brews! |
