Recent content by Albundy_33

I started a Skeeter Pee usinging an extra Red Star Montrachet i had lying around after making my apfelwein. I used Blueberry Juice as starter though, worked great and finished fermenting in about a week. Started on the 27th and when I tasted it 2nd day fermenting @ 1.055 when there was still...

Update: I just could not wait 6-8 months for my apfelwein to age. i bottled in less that 30 days and my opinion the apfelwein is great. Just like edwort said, reserve judgement until after 5 glasses. I'm trashed from 4 pints, love you edwort (no homo). The first couple glasses tasted like...

My guess is so when it comes time to rack, you dont have to move it and cause yeast and particles to get stirred up.

Also, anyone that has a lot of experience with apfelwein: Do you reccomend me racking or letting the apfelwein sit on the lees until bottling?

Thanks for the replies guys. I' guess I will need the extra carboy anyways to rack the skeeter pee into. So i will rack the apfelwein into the new carboy, wash and sanitize the old one, then rack my skeeter pee into the old carboy. But Then I will still need another carboy come time to add...

Thanks for the quick reply. I would have used the apfelwein slurry but I just decided to try the skeeter pee a few days ago so the apfelwein slurry got dumped out on the 23rd. I'm seeing a strong burst through my airlock every 10 seconds, should I continue to whip? And if so when should I stop...

Ok, I first got interested in brewing at the beginning of the summer when my roommate suggested it because of the heavy amounts of alcohol we consumed weekly. So I bought a winemaking kit and was planning on buying some recipe kits to make. Something came up, and (flash forward 8 months) I...