Recent content by WilliamSlayer

Pretty sure we can all agree that when you 'make' the cider is when you ferment it Scrumpy. Bottling can happen at anytime... so let us know when you start pitching yeast on those apples, all 731 lbs worth! :-)

Don't go backwards guys... we were @ 579 + aurora's 40 gallons. My public school math says that's 619. ;-)

500+ gallons with more than 2 months left in the year! Awesome job guys and gals!

= 480 I believe...

JUST HAVE to do some taste testing... Cascades are ready!

404+6 (my traditional raspberry cider) Brings us to 410!

Yeah, I did my first pickings about 3 deep and they dried nicely with no air pushed across them. My mistake was heaping my second pickings on top of the first. The bottom layers are dry...what could go wrong? Right? It ended up being too much for just 'sitting around' type drying to handle...

Sigh. Word of advice to all us folks that are new to hops growing. It's been said, but I got bitten by this one this week.... Air Circulation. I tried to simplify my drying of my Chinook hops this week by not spreading them thinly enough. I didn't give them enough air on the bottom level. I...

Took time this morning to harvest the Chinook Hops plant from my backyard. Managed to get just over 20 ounces wet from a plant I thought perhaps would die completely! This was the same plant my kids poured chlorinated pool water on when they were "helping Daddy to water the Hops". It managed...

Seriously though, congratulations on a great harvest. I got started this past weekend, but kids and work have kept me from finishing. Hoping to do so this weekend!

Lol, ummm... how is not smelling like hops a GOOD thing? :-)

I was advised a long time ago to use distilled water, so i always have unless in a pinch.

Thanks guys, I will check into some test strips just to be sure my stuff is still under 3.0. :-)

This might be the best place to pose this question. Does Star San have an expiration date? I have been using the same bottle of Star San and for several years, and it seems to be just fine! But, I got to wondering this week as I was Brewing if I should be looking for a new bottle. Anyone have...

Just dont feed them after midnight... ;-)