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• Posted in thread: Man, I love Apfelwein on 08-22-2012 at 07:46 PM
  Ok, made my fourth batch, started on 6/1/12, using Mott's Apple Juice instead of Cider, per
  Ed's recipe, fermentation was fine, racked it once to a clean 3 gallon carboy and although I
  got some additi...

• Posted in thread: Beer with most easily removed labels on 08-22-2012 at 07:36 PM
  +1 on Duval bottles, the best. Labels fall off in hot water, Son-in-law's and I bought 4 cases
  in an after Christmas special, four bottles and a glass for $5.50, emptying them was joyous
  part of the p...

• Posted in thread: Sanitize Beer Bottles with Potassium Metabisulfite? on 03-23-2012 at 02:55 PM
  Can I use K-meta (at normal sanitizing dilutions for wine bottles) to sanitize beer
  bottles?Thanks,Tony

• Posted in thread: Noob Question on 01-18-2012 at 01:08 PM
  the only thing i can think of is I might have killed the yeast (the cider was a little bit
  chilled when I mixed it together.) but i did activate the yeast with the instructions on the
  packetUnless the...

• Posted in thread: My first cider attempt on 01-18-2012 at 12:42 PM
  I tried to cold crash a batch that started off with a little high SG, yeast settled, racked it
  off the lees, etc. Well once it got back inside it took off again and finished dry. So, it may
  be a littl...

• Posted in thread: Mosti Mondiale Vinifera Noble Kits on 12-28-2011 at 03:24 PM
  My first kit was a MM Cabernet Sauvignon. Turn out ok, a bit thin, good berry notes, but little
  to no tannins. I added some oak a la carte, which helped a little. Now it's used as a blending
  wine with...

• Posted in thread: Man, I love Apfelwein on 11-28-2011 at 01:10 AM
  Question...I bottled my first batch, some still, some carb tabbed. If I want to still bottle my
  next batch in 12 oz beer bottles, should I add any K-Meta or Pot Sorbate to the carboy before I
  bottle? ...

• Posted in thread: Man, I love Apfelwein on 11-27-2011 at 02:18 AM
  So you recommend adjusting the pH to ~3.2?I tested as it came from the carboy and it was 3.6,
  it tasted flat and watery. I added acid blend in little increments, tasting as I went, 3.2
  tasted good to ...

• Posted in thread: Man, I love Apfelwein on 11-27-2011 at 02:04 AM
  OMG I just tried and bottled my first 3 gallon carboy of Ed's Apfelwein.It's just two months
  old, I added a bit of acid blend to bring it up to 3.2 pH, which I liked compared to the 3.6 it
  was a la ca...

• Posted in thread: Man, I love Apfelwein on 11-23-2011 at 09:10 PM
  My first batch of Apfelwein is getting ready to bottle, a check today showed a PH of 3.6, is
  this on track for Apfelwein or should it be adjusted? It is still and a bit watery to my taste,
  although so...