Recent content by NYeric

12,079+15= 12,094 (OK...I had enough stuff left over and made Two half gallon test bottles 12,095

Yup...good advice. The dates are just suggestive and approximate, and everything should be based on your readings.

Been away a while but have still been making this stuff! Started a batch Friday and added 2 lbs of brown sugar and 2 lbs of orange blossom honey to the original recipe. Fermenting so wildly.....

Funny about that Apfelwein. It seems to always have some bubbles in it. I have made several batches and all of them had tiny little bubbles. They never seemed to go away. I just waited until clear and then bottled....No problems yet

If you run a search you will find a lot of threads about water. In my opinion if your water is good enough to drink it is good enough to brew beer. I have used strait tap water for all my brews and no problems or off flavors

The freezer locks don't work anyway. You can open them easily with a screw driver or butter knife. I would put a hasp and a padlock on the freezer and a shut off inside. It would certainly be the most secured method, I would think.

Ditto and ditto... Miller Genuine Draft is my weekend beer when I am going to have several, or when I am not going to sit down and really enjoy a beer. Smithwicks has become another favorite. I have never been able to drink Bud.

Yea? I was thinking about it and I kept this a little cooler than usual probably an average of 65. So that may have affected the fermentation. Any good reason to re-rack again to another secondary or is that unnecessary?

I have an Irish ale in the secondary now. I made it once before a while back, and it was awsome. I followed the 1-2-3 rule for the process of primary secondary etc. The only difference is this time I used WLP0004 instead of the granular that I used before. When I moved it to the secondary...

Lou- To me the red ones seem less sweet. My feelings are this if you are looking for wine, make wine. Do not make Island Breeze or Orchard Breezin'. If you are looking for a decent drink try them. I even thought about trying a different yeast with one and seeing how it came out. For a...

Oooh Good question. I think I liked the green apple reisling best. The Blackberry Merlot waas good too though. The Strawberry White Merlot was just OK. There is another one on the market that is similar called Orchard Breezin, and they have a Cranberry Chiante.... Real good. I also want to...

Well I'll find out in a couple weeks. I hope that it tastes OK. I could not afford the purees at the time. I have had one person tell me they liked it. They actually put substantially more extract in the excess of two bottles for half the batch (2gal or so) Looking forward to this weekend...

Nope I never have before. I have friends that have and they said it was ok. I hope that it is not off in its taste. I am hoping for just a slight hint of the raspberry. I looked at the fruit puree, and it added so much cost to the brew, I figured I would give this a try. I was just...

I am going to use a small bottle of liquid extract at the bottling stage. I am told to use 4-5 oz per five gallons. Would there be any adjustment necessary to the amount of corn sugar used for priming, or would you still use the standard 3/4 cup? Thanks

I have used a wine kit called Island Mist. It is a wine based drink, similar to Arbor Mist that you buy in the wine shops. It comes in flavors like Blackberry Merlot, Green Apple Reisling etc... My wife doesn't drink much so I bottled them in beer bottles and capped them. You can add a...