Recent content by Drinksahoy

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Okay so the amount of honey is sufficient for the strength I wanted then. I’ll jusr stabilize and add honey for taste, thanks!

after the move in June I haven’t touched my big batch equipment. Just my one gallon equipment. I went to break out some stuff for a 5 gal mead I have going and I discovered this inside my bucket. Not sure what this powder is or if anyone else might know: Well can’t add images from my phone...

So I’m pretty amateur at this. I have a good eye ball approach routine for making cider and wine and I just decided to try to hand at mead again. I did an alright job last year. 15 pounds of honey, and 5.5-6 gallons of water. This was my simple recipe. I meant to only do 5 gallons of water...

I made a banana cider and after about 5 days I racked off the yeast and and then 5 days later I bottled. It was crystal clear but I completely forgot To check the final gravity. I used carbonation drops and one I put in a pop top so I could monitor the process. I just went to open it for the...

So I got all my stuff together on friday night. Added a campden tablet. Saturday day went to buy yeast but I was too late and the place was closed. Sundays they are closed. Today I bought the yeast and just went to pitch it but when i gave the 1gallon plastic container a shake for curiosities...

So I shouldnt have weird off flavors?

As the title says, I added a tablespoon of yeast nutrient to my one gallon wash rather than the recommended teaspoon by mistake. Will this impact the product?

As the title says, I added a tablespoon of yeast nutrient to my one gallon wash rather than the recommended teaspoon by mistake. Will this impact the product?

I do plan to bottle and fridge immediately.

Well I've finally got a batch not smelling like donkey dick thanks to frequent degassing. Now it's time to sweeten! I used apple juice concentrate for the first batch but it's a bit tart. For this one I want to use something else. Any suggestions? Just sugar?

Haha no no I cleaned up the spilled wort. She would have killed me if I left it. Anyway, I got home and took an OG of 1.063 and pitched the yeast and it's already bubbling away now, 10 hours later!

I sanitized the lid ahead of time and that is still my main concern. When I put it on to test before I left it let steam out so it's not air tight. Would it be worth throwing a campden tablet in there and waiting a day before pitching my yeast? Being a wine maker I have plenty of that **** lol

So I've been making mead, wine, and ciders for a few months now and just bought a beer kit to try out. It is an imperial stout. The instructions read to first steep the grains at 150-170 F. Right when I started this step I get called into work. Because that's how my life works lol. If it...

Is this what's causing a now straight up garlic smell? It is undeniably the smell of garlic now coming out of it. I just pitched it. Not even going to bother distilling.