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My hard lemonade is at its target final gravity, however when I tasted the hydrometer sample it was pretty tart and didn't taste that great. Is that normal? Can a sweeten it after fermentation? Is there a preferable type of sugar I should use? Thank you.

On a side project I am making hard lemonade (I know.....) with a friend. In all the discussions I have found online about carbonating it, they have all recomended to force carb it because the normal method with corn sugar does not work well or something. I didn't fully understand why. Because...

On a side project, I am making hard lemonade (I know.....) with a friend. As of now, I am planning on leaving it uncarbonated. Would it be possible to use plastic water bottles or just a plain 2 liter bottles if it wont be carbonated?

After brewing a couple batches, I found that my friend didn't want to drink my homebrew because he had heard that there were dangers involved with homebrewed beer. Has anyone heard about this? Any way I can convince him its safe to drink?

I have read that one of the most important things to remember is to never dump beer unless you are sure that it is undrinkable. Well I just finished bottling my first batch and everything looks great. However, after accidentally breaking one of the 24 22oz bottles (need a a bottle tree) and...

I am interested in making a fruit beer preferably an apricot beer. I have tried some apricot ales that I have really liked. I found a recipe for an apricot ale that looks a lot like a hefeweizen. Is it possible to make an apricot ale by just brewing up an American Ale and adding some...

I have read in some places and not read in others that I should strain the wort before putting it into the fermenter. Right now my first batch is fermenting. I did not strain the wort. However, I did use those mesh bags for the hops and left the gunk on the bottom of the kettle. Is it...

Hello. Today I just purchased a beginner set of homebrewing equipment. I also made my first 5 gallon batch of german hefeweizen from a kit. What is the point of a bottling bucket? Why can't I directly siphon it from the carboy to the bottles?