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• Posted in thread: Irish Moss on 01-06-2013 at 02:08 PM
  I've always put it in straight from the container with 20 minutes to go per Papazian. That
  said, it's always nice to follow package directions if you don't have any experience.

• Posted in thread: Irish Moss on 01-06-2013 at 04:58 AM
  I use a heaping teaspoon full if it is not powder, a half-teaspoon if it is. It works pretty
  well to get rid of chill haze.

• Posted in thread: Beer to Wine on 01-06-2013 at 04:56 AM
  OK, I hope your wife is patient too. I'm just guessing, but I reckon your wine will be at its
  best some time around Earth Day! An auspicious indulgence! Time to get a batch going for
  Memorial Day week...

• Posted in thread: Beer to Wine on 01-05-2013 at 11:40 PM
  It was a island mist kit and it said to fill up the remainder of the 6 gallons with water
  didn't give a specific measurementSo an Island Mist kit contains 7.5 L of juice. The
  instructions say put 2 L ...

• Posted in thread: Beer to Wine on 01-05-2013 at 08:03 PM
  6.5%What kind of wine kit did you use? Because the ones I am familiar with use no added sugar.
  If you add the correct amount of water to white wine kits they should come in at about 18-20
  brix (OG 72 ...

• Posted in thread: Planning my first sour, need advice on 01-03-2013 at 09:24 PM
  WLP670 will never make a beer "sour". Brettanomyces doesn't sour. Bacterias like lacto and
  pedio just to name a couple are souring microbes. Brettanomyces isn't a bacteria, it's a wild
  Sacc strain.Yea...

• Posted in thread: Wanting to build a "Beer Room" in my basement on 01-03-2013 at 09:08 PM
  If I was going to start from scratch I'd check out some used commercial kitchen equipment. Two
  or three compartment sink would be nice, stainless steel tables, steel wire shelves, stock pot
  range, ran...

• Posted in thread: Brand New to Homebrewing in General - Wine Question on 01-03-2013 at 09:02 PM
  Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately with no heat in my house the place is relatively the
  same temp. We use space heaters but don't leave them on when we leave due to fire concerns
  .Then at the ver...

• Posted in thread: Planning my first sour, need advice on 01-03-2013 at 04:12 PM
  Adding that WLP 670 didn't make a "sour" for me, though the beer did taste like it had run off
  Luther's boots. I had a batch of cream ale that I felt had been contaminated, and I tasted it
  against the...

• Posted in thread: Brand New to Homebrewing in General - Wine Question on 01-03-2013 at 04:07 PM
  I would try moving it to a warmer location while you wait for the brew belt, say the kitchen? I
  find that brew belts are a very useful accessory particularly with wines, as I brew in my
  basement and i...