Recent content by Damian

Thanks for the post bernardsmith. I sort of have my heart set on berries. I think Ill add the mead to 5 gallons of water add some berries and ferment it out. The mead has a slight carbination in the keg. I thought id get some transfer hose and pour it out through the kegerator into the...

Hi, I have brewed a mead. It is for the extended family's consumption. Unfortunately, they find it too sweet and too high in alcohol and the main person is not overly keen on honey. I would like to lower the alcohol content and introduce some berry flavour. Just an easy drinker. My mead is a 5...

If I do double or triple batches do I double or triple the time I add oxygen.

I want the Amarillo to dominate, I'll increase both my 1 min additions to 1 oz. I'll bitter with NB. What is the most neutral Lager yeast? How would Pils 95% and Vienna 25% go?

Hi everyone, I'm just wonder what every ones favorite berry is. If you could only add one berry to your Melomel's for the rest of your life, what would it be? Damian

HI, I was thinking... 35 IBU SG 1.048 .5 oz Amarillo 15 min .5 oz Saaz 15 min .5 oz Amarillo 1 min .5 oz Saaz 1 min but open to suggestions. I have a voucher for a White Labs vile so I would like to use that. Thanks.

Hi peoples, I want to brew an all grain Lager using Amarillo + Saaz. I need a grain bill and a yeast also a hopping schedule. I usually go 95% pils and 5% Carapils but I would like to try something slightly different. Any input would be appreciated. Damian

Sorry for going OT in your thread songe, I didn't realize it was current. All the best.

This thread look appropriately named for me, so here goes. I'm looking at doing Malkore's (not so) Ancient Orange Mead for my 1st mead. Is it okay to use a plastic fermetor instead of glass. I know the head space will be an issue but could I get away with it? I was thinking of doing a big batch...

Hi Randzor, unfortunately i have already poured it back into the fermentor. As soon as i loosened the caps it starter pouring out. Fingers crossed it is drinkable.

Just a word of warning, I pitched a big starter to 11 gallons of fresh juice. It was at 1.008 after 5 days. I bottled at 1.008 and after 30 hours I had gushers and had to pour all 100 bottles back into the fermentor. Will aerating the cider whilst pouring it back into the fermentor have any...

Hi Keith, Magners also goes by the name of Bulmers. By far my favorite cider. The bitterness is very close to beer. Not sure how they manage that.

Thanks Keith, would you call Magners semi sweet. That is what i am aiming for. I picked up the apple juice fresh from the orchard today. tastes nice but it's very dark.

Hi, I've decided to go with semi-sweet. If I bottle at 1.008, wait until carbed and than pop in the dishwasher, will this get me close?

Hi, everyone. I'm very new to cider and I am just about to put down my 1st batch. I'm wondering if most people sweeten their cider or do most people let it ferment out and carb it up?