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yes every thing has been under an air lock the entire time as for it just being green cider this is my first so that might be the culprit.. and how do i do a acid test thanks for your help fleas.

i tasted my cider this morning after a hydrometer reeding and it has a vinegar smell and a slight vinegar taste.. is this normal will it go away with age? ill try to give all the info i can. i started my cider on 11/8/07 i was in the primary for two weeks and now secondary for one week my...

what i did was pour 4 gl cider into my bucket, add 3 lbs sugar and campden wait 24 houres or until your at 60* pitch my yeast (sweet mead) and "bobs your uncle" but then again this is my first cider so maybe some one higher up might now best cheers fleas

i want to start out by saying i havnt brewed in a few months do to the fact i was just buying my beer (what a nasty habit) and this is my first cider so i used a really basic and easy recipe: 4 gl. cider (i will add the 5th gl. after my krausen falls) 3 lb corn sugar pitched 2 campden taplets...

happy brewing, is that a pitbull??? if so you have a F'ing beautiful dog man cheers fleas :drunk: :drunk:

hey welcome to homebrewing im on my 4th batch and i have found that the hobby is way more addicting then the end product, and i just wanted to mention that the guys at the wine & hop shop are kickass they have been really nice to me and answered all my questions dispite how beginner the...

oh and i think im going to slap an air lock on it and see how it likes it (it has tinfoil on it right now) fleas

ok so i made a starter on friday it was (350 ml) water a little less then a cup of DME and a spoon full of lemonade and my yeast it hasnt really been doing much at all i cant tell if its working (coz iv never made a starter) it smells like its fermenting (alittle) so should it be fermenting...

ok after reading the other thread on hard lemonade im making my own batch im only doing a small 1 gal batch to see if i like it but im a little confused about some stuff since im only doing a 1 gal batch so heres my questions my recipe: 2 cans lemonade (minute made) 1\5 lb extra light malt...

i am very familiar with the 123 rule but i heard that wheat beers only take 10 days or so in the primary and then bottle (and stay cloudy) so i didnt know if any other beers had less\more time in there fleas

ya i have no problem waiting for a better beer however i really want to taste this finished beer coz its my first recipe i made on my own (with some hints from my LHBS) :) but it will be better in the long run so wait i shall. for my next brews how do i know how long to let them sit in the...

ok ill try to keep this as short as posible if you need more info let me know. I started a nut brown ale on 4\26\07 and racked to my carboy on the 2nd of may, it looks like the color i want and my last hydrometer reading was 1.010 (SG of 1.051) i was thinking i should wait maybe 3 more days and...

ok this is an odd question but here it go's I go out to shows alot and like to bring home brew with me but i all ways bike every where and the yeast sediment gets all mixed in when i put the beer in my back pack, so the way that might fix this is to pour my beer into another bottle before i...

what i have found helps pass the time in the condition stage is make up some kickass labels for your new brew happy brewing cheer and beers.... fleas :drunk: :drunk:

i dont mean to ask alot of dumb question and waste every ones time but im new to this and looking back at the recipe that i have (half) made myself is it going to be to dark for a nut brown???? thanks fleas