Gremlyn

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• Posted in thread: Metheglyser? Cyseglin? Whatever it is, it's my first shot at mead... on 04-13-2013 at 04:57 PM
  I heated 3 gal of the apple juice and steeped the hibiscus in it for a while. I steeped it at
  175F to make sure the hibiscus didn't bring anything to the must I don't want.

• Posted in thread: Metheglyser? Cyseglin? Whatever it is, it's my first shot at mead... on 04-12-2013 at 10:56 PM
  A couple of weeks ago I tried Viking Blod, and it was amazingly delicious. I figured I might as
  well have a go at making some mead of my own, and since I really like jamaica (hibiscus tea), I
  figure t...

• Posted in thread: Gremlyn's English Cider on 04-12-2013 at 10:06 PM
  I make a habit of not converting volumes to weights or vice versa, so I can't speak to the
  conversion to tbsp, but it is a fair amount of malic acid, so I bet your not far off with your
  conversion. En...

• Posted in thread: Gremlyn's English Cider on 03-22-2013 at 11:10 PM
  Here is the finished product. It has had some mixed reviews. My sister and SWMBO say that it is
  too bitter. Would I just reduce the tannins and malic acid to make it less bitter?78076Looks a
  bit cloud...

• Posted in thread: Gremlyn's English Cider on 03-22-2013 at 11:09 PM
  The malic acid all depends on how tart you like it. To figure out the right amount for me, I
  did some taste testing with scaled down amounts of juice.I just started a batch that is 3oz
  malic acid, and...

• Posted in thread: Gremlyn's Mild on 07-25-2012 at 01:39 AM
  This looks like a good one to tryLet me know what you think!

• Posted in thread: Gremlyn's English Cider on 07-25-2012 at 01:37 AM
  I checked in on mine just now.I'm a bit worried.It has been in primary for 5 weeks.The reading
  shows 1.000 or 0%.It has a sour like, but apple tasty (granny smith flavor).It smells and
  tastes a bit li...

• Posted in thread: Can't Edit my posts :( on 05-26-2012 at 01:04 AM
  There is a time limit on how long a post can be edited. It's not a very long time, but I can't
  remember the exact time right now, though, sorry! :drunk:Really? Has it always been that way?
  Can you guy...

• Posted in thread: Can't Edit my posts :( on 05-25-2012 at 05:46 PM
  Trying to edit the first post of this thread, but I am unable to do so. What's the deal?

• Posted in thread: Gremlyn's English Cider on 04-10-2012 at 11:29 PM
  Never tried, I always keg... Once I tried it with some apfelwein and it was a no-go. maybe if
  you kick up enough when racking to the bottling bucket?