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I just looked at my local wally world and they dont have it yet :( I wanted to try and make some apple pie moonshine

Here is the update for what I have found with my 5 gallon batch Friday I opened up the ale pale and tested again The gravity was 1.065 so it really hasn't fermented much I went to the LHBS and talked to the guy there and he said to taste it and as long as the taste is not bad add more...

It depends on how much they ferment out. my original plan was to back sweeten with a concentrate from my cider by freezing it but I may be running out of cider sooner then I thought. The kids drink it like water :)

I made 3 batches on Friday and they are started fermenting on SAT I am one happy camper My LHBS person recommended that I wash the apples in water with 1/8 tsp potassium metabisulfite per 5 gal pail of buckets instead of putting in in the cider after pressing 1st batch 1 gal fresh...

I forgot to add the pic's

UPDATE OK I opened the ale pale last night to check out the gravity and here is what happened. My wife was in the dining room with me and as soon as I opened the bucket up she said "did you eat to many bean burritos for lunch" The smell was almost an exact match :) Also there is a...

OK I will do that Currently the 5 gal is in one of my Ale pales with a airlock and vodka If there is no sign of fermentation would you energize or repitch or both?

awesome thanks for the response. I will take a reading tonight or early tomorrow and maybe if it is not working I will try and add some yeast nutirent or yeast energizer then if nothing maybe I should repitch?

How soon is too soon to take a gravity reading though? Also any advise on the 1 gallon batch

sorry that should have read potassium matabisulfite

OK so I am a little worried and confused about 2 different batches now My 5 gallon batch that I made still shows no airlock activity. I know this is not a true indication of fermentation but when is it to early to do a gravity reading I have not seen 1 bubble yet I pressed them on SAT and...

if I call you Betty you can call me AL you can call me AL

yes it is liquid extract. I think the kit might be a brewers best or something close to it.

It was stored with my brewing supplies in the basment in a cabinet so the temp may have changed a little from winter to summer but it was out of the light at least. Maybe ill get brave and try a sip tonight after I put one in the fridge.

hello again It is nice to be back on the forums. I found a case of my Paulner Heffe clone that I made 5 or 6 years ago Would this still be good to drink or would it make me sick. I think I see a layer in the bottom of each bottle of maybe the wheat but it is hard to tell I pured a...