Recent content by mch2smw

As a great man once said "Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew." :mug:

1. I used a Lavin wine yeast but I didn't make note of the style. I pitched 2 packets in the 5 gallons. 2. Unfortunately I didnt get an initial gravity reading but it was 1.006 when I transferred to secondary. I was a bit suprised at that low number. Brewing beer, I'd assume that meant...

I want a carbonated cider but I won't be priming, I'll be carbonating with CO2 pressure so it's fine to shutdown or kill the remaining yeast. As for the Campden...I used those in the cider before pitching...can I use them again to stop the yeast in place of potassium sorbate(same rate, 1...

Ok I transferred my cider to a secondary lastnight and I came up with a few questions related to the potassium sorbate my homebrew store sold me. 1. If I'm going to add sugar for sweetening when I keg the cider, should I do it at the same time as when I add the potassium sorbate or should I...

Started my first cider in the fermenter this past weekend. I put 5 campden tablets in 5 gallons of cider for 24 hours then pitched my yeast. What I'm wondering now is when to use this potassium sorbate that I have. At kegging at transfer to secondary? I guess what I'm asking is...what is...

Made my frist cider Sunday. 5 gallons cider in a 5 gallon carboy which left about 4" between the top of the neck and the carboy. Pitched my yeast Sunday night and when I came home Monday from work I had a nice airlock volcano going. It wasn't an "explosive" event, it just poped the cap off my...