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• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee - Airlock Question on 06-08-2013 at 11:18 PM
  Thanks! I'm wondering if this will harm/discolor my copper item? (The only thing I have that is
  copper is nice pot that I use for a display piece, aka I don't want to mess it up.)

• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee - Airlock Question on 06-08-2013 at 05:56 PM
  As stated above, I did use a little too much k meta. The skeeter pee has cleared, and I moved
  it to another bucket to get it off all the settled particles. I noticed that it has a slightly
  sulfur smel...

• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee - Airlock Question on 06-05-2013 at 12:08 PM
  What would be the appropriate amount? I already put .5 tsp kmeta and 2.5 tsp of sorbate in
  (~5.75 gallons) when I added the sparkoloid. Do I need to add more when I rack onto the
  raspberries?

• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee - Airlock Question on 06-05-2013 at 10:56 AM
  Last night I checked the gravity and it had reached 1.00. I added both of the preservatives
  from the skeeter pee recipe that has a website. I also added some sparkoloid. I want half of my
  batch to be ...

• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee - Airlock Question on 05-30-2013 at 01:44 AM
  Thanks. That is exactly what I was doing with the lid. I was also whipping it everyday as well.
  Is doing both of these excessive and unnecessary?

• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee - Airlock Question on 05-28-2013 at 06:16 PM
  Making skeeter pee similar to the recipe on the skeeter pee website. However, I didn't have a
  slurry so I made a strong starter from a gallon of water, two cups sugar, my yeast and a 24
  hour wait. Any...

• Posted in thread: Back Sweetening Question on 04-22-2013 at 03:45 AM
  Thanks for all the advice and info everyone. I believe I am going to go with the method Yooper
  mentioned. One last question though...as I own a large chest freezer I have to ask about the
  freezing thi...

• Posted in thread: Back Sweetening Question on 04-21-2013 at 03:15 PM
  Dang! Oh Well...Not doubting you at all, just curious about the science behind it...I thought
  of yeast as a living thing that would need nutrients to reproduce/survive. Therefore, my batch
  would event...

• Posted in thread: Back Sweetening Question on 04-21-2013 at 03:03 PM
  The quick and dirty question is can I back sweeten my cider without
  pasteurization/refrigeration/chemicals etc. if I wait long enough for all the yeast to die?
  Will all the yeast die if I wait long en...

• Posted in thread: Tips advice before starting this batch. on 02-14-2013 at 11:14 PM
  Sounds like a good plan! I wasn't sure if they would go bad or not. But if not, might as well
  conduct a little experiment.