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I was hoping to pick these up while ago as seen in my original thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/what-buy-beginner-379095/ I was initially in need of a stock pot, mash tun, propane cooker, and possibly a chiller. I finally have some free time to do some brewing and was going to pick...

Well, I did it. I may be the first person to mess up a simple batch of skeeter pee :(. http://skeeterpee.com/?page_id=17 : Periodically check the gravity. When it gets down to around 1.050, add the other 3 tsp of nutrient the second tsp of energizer, and the last bottle of lemon juice...

I was making some skeeter pee with a buddy. I was sanitizing some of the equipment and gathering everything and he was stirring the sugar water. I came back sometime later and thought it had already cooled :drunk:. I was wrong. Anyway, I morphed my better bottle and was wondering if it was...

I have a few quick questions for a simple recipe of yooper's: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/welchs-grape-juice-wine-21093/ How long does it take to clear and what is the defines "clear"? Should I be using sparkaloid? How long does it typically take to clear? The above quote means...

I have read several topics on how it is impossible to properly clean a pickle bucket. I have the opportunity to pick up several large food grade buckets that used to hold soy sauce and vinegar. Do you think it would be possible for me to fully clean these for fermentation buckets? Thanks.

Hello. I have played around with making ciders and finally want to get into beer making. I currently have 6 gallon bb carboy, 5 gallon bb carboy, a bottling bucket, hydrometer, wine thief, auto siphon, airlocks and other basic tools. Here are the first few recipes I would like to get started...

I followed yoopers recipe here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/ Many people have told me I shouldn't put lemonade into secondary, but it's a little late for that (I was following the recipe's procedure). I put it in secondary once the SG hit about 1.030. It is about...

I am using this recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/ Do I just place the towel gently over the top of the bucket or do I tie it on top with rope or a rubber band? Also How do I tell if it is sanitized? Do I spray it with starsan or does it just have to be washed...

I am attempting this recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/ and am trying figure out what the best way for me to back-sweeten it would be. I can't add artificial sweeteners because they give me headaches. The other method is to stabilize and back sweeten with sugar (I...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/ I am trying to make a 5 gallon batch of this, but would like to know what yeast would be okay. I have redstar champagne yeast that I would like to use up, but only if it will yield a tastey hard lemonade. Will the champagne yeast work okay...

Just finished my first batch of cider, with much help from the forums :). I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a good hard lemonade recipe. This seems to be the most popular: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/good-hard-lemonade-27966/ but it doesn't give much detail for a...

If I am not carbonating my beverage, can I pasteurize immediately after bottling? Or does it help the taste to let it sit for a week and then stove top pasteurize? Edit: Also, what is the best way to sanitize bottles, without that spray tool that most people use. Can I just fill it with...

Okay I am all setup and ready to move to secondary. When Checked my final gravity it was not where it should have been. I am following this recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/caramel-apple-hard-cider-292770/ The recipe makers OG was 1.064. Mine was 1.050. He says it is supposed to drop...

Hello, I just have a few questions before I transfer my cider to secondary and bottle a few days later... 1. I have heard you can use starsan in a spray bottle, How do you get the inside of things with just a spray bottle? 2. I see that some people recommend cleaning and sanitizing in the...

I have spoken with some people on here who have had success getting free buckets from the local bakery. I have gotten several, but am not sure what the best way to clean them is? I have only cleaned with water thus far, but they still smell strongly of icing. How would you recommend cleaning...

I am making hard cider, but I figured you guys could answer this :). Thanks.

I see tons of info on the safety of 1 and 2, but nothing about fermenting in a # 5. I asked this over in the wine forums and they didn't know either. QUESTION 1: Okay I know I am really beating the **** out of a dead horse here, but I just went to acme and picked up some 5 gallon food storage...

QUESTION 1: Okay I know I am really beating the **** out of a dead horse here, but I just went to acme and picked up some 5 gallon food storage buckets. On the bottom in the recyling symbo it says 5 and underneath that is PP. From what some people say only 1 and 2 are safe, but on different...

I would like to begin making my first batch of upstate mike's cider https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/caramel-apple-hard-cider-292770/. I also like making little batches of hobo wine from store bought juices (fermented within the store bought jug). Here is my tentative list: 5104D 6.5...

Okay I have been reading through the forums and most of the recipes I have found are for dry ciders. I would prefer to have a sweet cider as my final product. I just want something sweet and tasty with a decent alcohol concentration (And maybe something that is edible after a few months :) ). I...