Recent content by ShelleyDickison

Update on my Carmel Apple Hard Cider. Took a reading today at Day 7 and it was 1.025 with temp adjust. Took a small taste and not to bad. Even talked my husband into tasting and he agreed. Just might have to make a straight apple wine after this.

The Carmel apple is the first cider I have done.

The Carmel apple is the first cider I have done so far.

Just started a batch today.

My LHBS told me the Genuine Innovation CO2 cartridges will work with the TAD system so I purchased them but after reading on the TAD website it says not compatible. My LHBS doesn't do refunds (just found this out) and after spending 18.00 for 6 cartridges I hate just getting rid of them. Has...

Just an update on my first brew. I used the Tap A Draft system and filled 2 bottles and regular bottled the rest, for the experience. I did a sneak taste test and other than being warm and flat it was pretty good. My husband is getting home earlier (this Saturday) so I am hoping everything is...

I pulled a newbie thing.....I think. Yesterday I filled 2 Tap a Draft bottles from my first batch and bottled the rest in 12 ounce bottles using the carb tabs. I forced carbed one TAD bottle and set it in the fridge and just placed the other bottle in the fridge. I remembered this morning I...

I started my German Style Light beer on July 15th and it has sitting in the primary since then because I went to Florida. A friend who stayed at the house to watch my pets kept an eye on it. Didn't open it just kept an eye on the temps. I will be back on Sunday (29th) and thought I would have...

This will be a strange question but here it goes. I have only done one kit brew and want to stay with kits till I get more comfortable with beer brewing. I enjoy the commercial mich ultra amber and was wondering if there is a kit that is out there that has a similar taste. I realize there will...

Great. Thank you. I am trying to make it as a surprise for my husband. He gets back in about a month.

Ok just so I understand, start the kit today and leave it in the primary till after I get home on the 29th. After the 29th I can bottle it. Thanks. Can you tell I am confused?

Just my first kit yesterday. It's a Home Brew Kit German Style Light. My question is I leave for Florida a Friday the 20th, do I have enough time to have it go from the Primary Fermenter to the Carboy or just wait till I get home one the 29th. In reading the instructions it doesn't really say...