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A few months back I made some apple wine that turned out very sweet and, unlike my other apple wines, retained a good apple flavor. I'd like to think it's because I used Simply Apple juice and a sweet mead yeast. I only made 1 gallon of this stuff and already drank a bottle of it, the rest is...

So I just bottled 2 gallons of this stuff, backsweetened it a little. Boy was it tart. I picked up some 1 gallon carboys to use for experimenting, so I have a gallon 3 gallons sitting on either 1 lb strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. I don't know anything about secondary...

I ask because I cracked open a bottle from my first batch that has been in bottles for 2 weeks. I know it was too early, but that's why I did it. I want to crack one open every week or so from here on out to see how my beer matures. First off, it's a honey brown ale. It poured beautifully, nice...

I have zero wine experience. Nice introduction, right? ;) Anyway, my friend is bottling a batch of some mango/peach fruity thing and he happens to have some plastic 500ml bottles. If we were to carb individual bottles just to see how much we enjoyed sparkling wine, how much would you add per...

First of all, I brewed my first beer on December 26th. About 4 days ago my krausen fell. 2 days ago the airlock had no activity, so last night i took a hydrometer reading. 1.010, right on target. I prepared everything for bottling. I woke up this morning and noticed my airlock is bubbling again...

One of my favorite songs to sing along to when I'm sippin' is Gogol Bordello's Alcohol. And some Dubliners... the BEST drinking tunes EVER. This happens to be the most moving version of The Auld Triangle that I've ever heard! Go Luke Kelly!! "up in the female prison, there are 75 women. and...

Greetings all. I've been lurking this forum for a solid 3 months, there's so much information. This place is truly a great resource. Theoretically I'm extremely familiar w/ the brewing process. I've been reading everything I come across and have been doing tons and tons of research, I've just...