Recent content by jesse

I really love this. I actually spend a lot on homebrewing gear (and pro-brewing gear) but I am also a minimalist at heart. In fact, living in Japan, away from all my primary gear in Australia, I have found myself going right back to basics! You can see my own website in my email address. Please...

added 1/2 pound of oats.

I made a orange blossom honey wheat.... I live next to an orange grove here in central florida... I simply picked the blossoms and added at flame out with some orange blossom honey. I used 2 ounces for a 9 gallon batch with 1 pound of honey. The orange blossom flavor was awesome. Not over...

looks like the second wine is going to be dryer and thinner. It's a very basic recipe. I think jack's is gonna be a more full bodied and structured wine with raisins and brown sugar and will have a higher final gravity... Maybe balancing out the tartness of the strawberry. I would switch out...

Did you degas the wine??? Does it taste a little "tangy"?

metabisulphite will not stop the fermentation of your primary wine yeast. It may kill off wild yeast and bacteria that you don't want. Think of it more as a sanitizer for the must. The sorbate will stop fermentation and prevent renewed fermentation.

I always send my hops into my fermenters. as long as you rack to secondary in 7-10 days everything will be fine.

or watermelon.....especially that ****ing watermelon....

So just wondering why you wouldn't use instant coffee???? Have you ever tried it ???

For anyone that knows anything about common sense is that Most people rack to smaller containers..that way they don't change anything. oh yeah...... lol (at you)

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what???? lol...Are drugs involved here???

oils in coffee beans can really bring down the head if not destroy it completely. I use instant coffee.. It seems like cheating, but you will get the best results with it and it won't kill your head. Not to mention you can add little by little until you get the taste your looking for.

Thank you.. I did add 1/2 oz of sweet and 1/2oz of bitter with 2 teaspoons of coriander in the last 15 minutes with a hop addition. I'm getting a very strong clove and banana flavor and aroma..That's my main concern. I'm sure it will dissipate a little but not completely. Thanks to everybody for...

Did you not understand the question???? I'm saying it was an attempt at a wit and ended up tasting like a hefe... I was asking what i did wrong not how to classify it.