Recent content by Vilewhale

Well this is my first sour, so that's good to know. However, when I racked into the secondary I ended up with about 5 inches of headspace and I still have a couple inches of white glop on the bottom. Do you think I should rerack and add fruit, or would that be too much oxygen?

20 - 30 a week

I racked into a secondary and got a new, different-looking pellicle three days later. Is that normal? See previous page if you wanna peep the first one.

First one. Hope it's the good kind.

Hey guys. I posted this in the beginner's help section, but didn't get a response. Hope I'm not breaking the rules by double-posting, but I figured I'd have a better chance of getting info here, since the recipe is unusual/lambic style. Here's the original post...

It's been 36 hours and the wort still doesn't smell sour. Should I turn up the heat and let it keep sitting?

I know this probably isn't a good beer for a beginner like myself, but I've become very interested in "wild" flavors and the like. Previously I've made 5 gallon batches from kits. The recipe I bought ingredients for is from Papazian's New Complete Joy of Homebrewing. I'm wondering what I...

Update: the mulberry wine is insane. Better than most grape wines IMO. The honeysuckle is a little bitter, maybe the fruit peel made it taste "pithy." However, it still has a decent taste.

I only steeped mine and it smells amazing!!

Awesome. I got a bunch of each so I can have several different small batches going at once. Now I just need some carboys of varying sizes.

Is this what I would need?

I was thinking I'd just drill a hole in the lid to fit an airlock from the local brew shop, or maybe use plastic tubing that leads into some sanitized water. Can you just buy a bung for a jug?

Thanks, guys. I'll go check out Midwest right now. I'm really enjoying my beer and wine adventures and I'd like to have several things going at once in small batches. In the meantime, tell me if this idea would work: I buy a couple of gallon glass wine jugs (Rossi or something), drink the...

Hi everyone. Thanks for reading my posts and for hosting a forum for beginners. Previously I have made beer in an Ale Pail (from a kit) and a dandelion wine (made in a big pot). Both turned out well. Currently I am making wine from honeysuckle flowers that have overtaken the perimeter of...