Recent content by jlewin

lol. works for me. just for my sanity though....why bottle it now...because that is the right thing to do or b/c of the move?

oh yea. i am moving 150 miles or so on Saturday. Wondering if I would normally wait and leave it in the bucket at this point if it might be better to get it bottled and secured for the move?

I was all excited to bottle and age it but then I remembered something about "clearing" I'm at 1.00 gravity totally stable for about a week. It happened quick though. 1.5 months using a champagne yeast. Can I bottle tonight or do I leave it in the fermenter?

glad you like it. i've been hearing nothing but good and i like it myself so I feel good about working there. great to be able to enjoy a few casked pints after work.

Not sure if this is the right forum but wanted to share my excitement with everyone. On July 3rd I start a new job managing a great brew pub based in Boston with a location in Salem, MA. Beer Works keeps 15 great brews on tap as well as a cider and casked brew. I'd love to hear what other forum...

thanks for the replies.

to make things simple (and cheap) can i bottle my finished cider in the 1 gallon containers the juice originally came in? (i don't plan on carbonating)

thanks for the input. wish me luck.

I may have to move (136miles) with 3 brews still in primary. any advice? will i have to ditch them?

thanks everyone for the input. one question. one person said that if i repitch I cannot oxygenate again. why is that? would it harm the must? the brew is definately not done fermenting. I had a OG of 1.082 and am now at .062 or so after only 1 week. So I know I have plenty of time I was...

i had to transfer 5 gallons of mead (only in the fermenter for about 1 week) because of a problem with the bucket. It was fermenting fine but since I transfered it this morning I have not seen any bubbling in the air lock. should I just repitch the yeast?

i imagine that right now people are less likely to do it to save money and more likely to do it to make a point/pressure manufacturers and government to get more serious about fuel alternatives

in the us you can get a permit to distill fuel alcohol. i believe home distillation is legal in australia. if you don't want to discuss it that is fine but I can't imagine their is a high risk of repercussion in discussing it here. But if no one wants to i understand. just curious to see what...

oh yea... i cracked the first one after 12 days. it's now been bottled for 20 days. instructions said to give it one week.

so...any of you who obviously are familiar with the site....do you take the time to distill your own. Is it at all cost effective, worth the trouble etc. I'm an irish whiskey drinker...which I obviously can't make at home...being in the USA...but I could settle for an irish STYLE whiskey if I...