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So, I'm new to kegging, but loving it a lot after 7 years of bottling. Just kicked my second keg of hard cider last night. I have a 3gal carboy of cider that I want to mix with a couple gallons of grape juice to make a lower alcohol wine cooler for my wife. Cider is 7.6%, mix 3:2 should put it...

I'm wondering how I can ship some of my brew to friends and family and I'm not sure what the regulations are for different carriers. I have an account with UPS and I could probably find out myself by digging through endless policy details from different carriers, but I'm thinking you guys...

I'm wanting to branch out to some all grain brews and I'm wondering if anyone has seen anything for sale that can easily convert a standard large round thermos into a mashing tun? I'm thinking a sturdy mesh screen that is made to fit snug in the bottom of a round thermos. Something like...

I really love the light and aromatic qualities of this beer and would like to know if anyone has any ideas about what hops they use and if maybe they dry hopped only. It wasn't bitter at all so.. I'd like to try out an attempted clone of this brew but it's relatively young recipe has evaded my...

I racked my mead with bentonite and it cleared it quite a bit in a few days. Then I re-racked it with sparkaloid and a lot settled out at first but it's been almost a week and it looks like a lot of the particles are still suspended with no change the last two or three days. Do I need to rack...

I racked my mead with bentonite and it cleared it quite a bit in a few days. Then I reracked it with sparkaloid and alot settled out at first but it's been almost a week and it looks like a lot of the particles are still suspended with no change the last two or three days. Do I need to rack...

For an average extract recipe, when you steep your grains what is the best way to get as much out as possible? (Steeping at 150 F for ~30min) Does rinsing the grain with cold water help pull out extra sugars? How could you perform some sort of mini-mash with your steeping grains without...

I've got two batches of ale bottled now that I used isinglass on about three days before bottling. My honey amber ale is at two weeks and no apparent carbonation present. Since isinglass pulls the yeast out of suspension, does that mean there won't be any yeast left to ferment the priming...

I've read that apples are high in sulfur... could that be why my Colassal Wassail smells bad? It's been fermenting for about 4 days now and about the second day I noticed my brew room smelling sweetly stinky if that makes sense. Not really a good smell but I'm assuming this is normal for...

Bottled and aging, getting anxious to bust this out and let my friends try the finished product. Should be good times!!!! Colossal Wassail (spiced cider) :tank: Primary Brew - OG 1.064 4 gal cider/juice **(probably want to get a fifth gallon for topping off and enjoying what's leftover)...

One day after pitching this batch of AppleBerry Wine, it went nuts and erupted all over. I had to remove the airlock multiple times because it was getting plugged with pulp. I used One-Step sanitizer on the airlock and tried to be careful with it. The following day it had settled down and I...

I'm wondering how it's possible that you can have something finish at a gravity greater than one with some residual sweetness and still feel safe bottling with more sugar (dextrose). How can you be sure the sugars in the original wort won't continue to ferment along with the added sugars and...

Hello, I'm about to try out my first hard cider in hopes that it will be finished by the holidays. I have a smack pack of 4766 Cider Wyeast Activator I'm shooting for a 5 gal batch of spiced cider. Not sure what apples I'm using as I am going to shop around for local grown apples and...