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• Posted in thread: I need a crash course in wine making... ASAP on 08-18-2007 at 01:07 PM
  Will this get me there?1. pick grapes2. destem wash3. crush grapes put in bucket4. add campdem
  tablets and yeast nutrient5. nextday add yeast and sugar(how much?)6. stir three times a day
  for 4 days7....

• Posted in thread: I need a crash course in wine making... ASAP on 08-18-2007 at 12:30 PM
  I have a bunch of grapes ready to come off of a vine. White grapes. Can someone get me a step
  my step, that will get me into the first carboy. FYI... grapes are my dads, he's gone on vaca
  left no inst...

• Posted in thread: When to take OG, when pitching on a yeast cake? on 06-24-2007 at 01:34 PM
  2nd beer is fermenting, but thedeposit at the bottom of the carboy is almost an inch thick.
  Should I swirl the stuff once in a while to get it in suspension.

• Posted in thread: When to take OG, when pitching on a yeast cake? on 06-23-2007 at 05:42 PM
  One more question, what about aerating the beer? Do I shake the sh*t out of it once everything
  is in the carboy? Or whould I just wisk the boiled wort once it's hit 80F in the pots?

• Posted in thread: When to take OG, when pitching on a yeast cake? on 06-23-2007 at 05:27 PM
  I normally take my OG before I pitch my starter? I am pitching onto a yeast cake today, what is
  the procedure.Fursther more what is the order of putting wort in the carboy? 2 gallons of
  water, then wo...

• Posted in thread: Too soon to bottle? on 06-16-2007 at 12:52 AM
  I hace a Hefe in the primary. I wanted to bottle and brew another batch tomorrow. The airlock
  has no activity, but there is still a very small layer of krausen. OG was 1.58, it's was at 1.2
  yesterday(...

• Posted in thread: Hefe seems dark. on 06-12-2007 at 08:13 PM
  The sample I used to get my OG, was pretty dark. Just looking for some guidance on future
  brews.I used 5# wheat extract and 3# extra light.Boiled 3 gallons(split in two pots at 1.5
  gallons each) with ...

• Posted in thread: Hefe Starter has a weird smell? on 06-12-2007 at 08:10 PM
  I agree, don't sweat it, yeast pee alcohol and fart co2, nasty when you think about it.Funny I
  fart methane and piss fire...

• Posted in thread: Did you all have a name for your "brewery" after one batch? on 06-11-2007 at 12:54 AM
  Subteranean? kerouac fan?

• Posted in thread: When to bottle a Hefe on 06-11-2007 at 12:52 AM
  I believe the secondary is used more for clearing. I prefer my hefe to be cloudy, so i bottle
  straight from the primary. Check you gravity a few days in a row to see if fermentation has
  finished and y...