Search results

So I made a cider with maple syrup over a year ago. It's been sitting downstairs bulk aging after a few rackings and the addition of sorbate and campden. At least according to my records. I recently got around to bottling it. It tasted nice...real nice. I added a little sugar to it. Today...

Hello all. I am thinking of making a mixed berry mead. I have been trying to think of ways to maintain the taste of the fruit in the finished product. My first brew I added half of my berries at the beginning of fermentation and half at the end of fermentation. For my second brew I added all...

I am sure that I already know the answer to this question, but wanted to ask before I ruined my mead in progress. I have used fruit from the store, but never fruit that I had picked wild. I picked approx 2 gal of wild raspberries last year and plan on throwing them in my mead during secondary...

So I have been laid up for the last week, but it has given me time to research beekeeping. I think it's a good idea to share some things I've found with you guys as it's a very cheap alternative to buying it if you are willing to put the work in. The first hurdle that I faced was the cost...

So I started my 2nd mead today. I am going to make it a raspberry melomel. Just wanted to toss out my recipe and see if anybody thinks I should change something before it's too late. -Wildflower Honey- ~15-16lbs-my scale sucks but I think it's close to that. -Water to 5gal -OG-1.110 -2...

Thus far brewing the original Graff has been a very rewarding experience, but my favorite part of brewing is personalizing your brew to your own taste. My problem is that I have never brewed beer and have a lack of knowledge of its ingredients. I just always buy what is on the recipe. What I...

So I have read a little about it, and some people seem to think that it's one of the most important steps in brewing (in the NHC convention sticky), and some seem to think it's useless unless doing a kit wine. I guess I would like to see what some others here think about it. I would also...

I accidentally added 1 lb of the 120 crystal malt. The recipe calls for 1/2 lb. I know that this won't ruin my Graff, but I don't brew beer. So I don't know how it will change it. Will I notice a change? If so what will be different? Otherwise I pretty much follow the recipe, and used...

So I have been struggling to get a beer bottle supply. I mostly make wine, cider, and mead. I have ample wine bottles as my dad can get all I need. I do like to make an occasional carbed beverage (love Graff!). So I have been trying to build up a beer bottle supple. There is a mixed recycle...

So I need some input before I put some serious thought into building my own bar. Right now I have an area in my downstairs living room that already has about a 6 foot space of counter top against the wall. It has a sink and we have a small dorm sized fridge in it. The people who lived in the...

I prefer a sweet drink. I think that getting a brew to halt fermentation sooner is a better option that back sweetening. Now during the winter I have access to cold crashing aka my garage. In the summer I do not. I am currently making an apple wine and wish it to not to go completely dry...

So I have a strawberry melomel that is bulk aging in a glass carboy. What's the best way to back sweeten with honey while still in the carboy? Just pour honey in and hope it dissolves? Ideas?

Here's the link to my first brew. I was just winging it and thought I was making a cider, but came out a wine. Little did I know that all that sugar would make it a wine. It actually turned out really good! The honey and brown sugar blended well to give me a smooth drink. So after a few...

First question before I begin, does tart=acidic? Ok so my first two brews were store bought juice based. One was store bought apple juice, which also contained sugar, brown sugar, and honey. The second was with a mixed berry juice, which had a bit of sugar and nothing else. My first...

This may sound like a silly question, but may save me some work. So I don't have enough secondary containers at times to rack directly into another carboy. So I often times have to sanitize my bottling bucket, rack into the bucket, clean/sanitize my carboy, and rack back into my carboy. I'm...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/critique-my-strawberry-melomel-recipe-166698/ There's a link to my initial idea. I made a few changes. I put it together and it's sitting on kmeta for about a day before I pitch the yeast, but here's what I did. 12 lbs wildflower honey 8lbs strawberries Water...

So here's my idea. I want everybody to tell me what I should do different as this will be my first mead. -12lbs wildflower honey -Additional honey for sweetening amount to taste -2 gallons old orchard mixed berry juice -water to 6 gallons -12lbs strawberries or 8 lbs raspberries...

Ok I understand that campden prevents oxidation as well as contamination. I just wanted to get a few finer details straight. I have also seen it referred plenty of times in reference to stabilizing the yeast. Will this alone actually prevent fermentation from starting again? Why do people...

Ok so this is something that I have been thinking about. I'm still a nub. I am currently making a brew out of a mixed berry juice. I put about 1 lb if sugar into it. So the ABV will be comparatively low. It does have some cider in it, but it also has a ton of other things. So what category...

Just wanted to know how long I should give it before pitching another yeast. I haven't double checked any of the batch numbers, but it was Nottingham, which I believe had a batch with some issues. But I pitched on Feb 15th. It is now the morning of the 18th and I see no airlock activity. I...