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First batch of cyser has been bottle conditioning in my basement since mid december. All of the sediment has settled and it is nearly clear with a color like that of a white zinfandel wine. The aftertaste is super yeasty and very pungent. It doesnt have any off odors. I thought it might...

Hi all, I brewed this chocolate stout (1.053 og) a couple of weeks back, fermentation took off like a rocket and lasted about 3 days. I checked the SG after 6 days and it was 1.025, way too high (target was 1.013). I let it sit and took it again every 3 days for 9 days, and it didn't change a...

Hi all, I recently brewed a chocolate stout with 8 ounces of hersheys cocoa powder added, and it has hovered around 1.025 for about 5 days. My question is: would adding coca powder affect the final gravity of my beer? I am already in the process of warming up the brew in case the...

My double bubble style air lock is bubbling nearly constantly on the chocolate stout I brewed yesterday, I'm thinking its time for a blow off tube. Even though this is not a very high gravity OG beer (1.057), do I need one?

SWMBO likes chocolate stout, and there is a burrito place that makes a nutella milkshake which is very good. I figured I could add some hazeltut flavor to a chocolate stout recipe. Heres what I have so far, tell me what you think and if you would change or add anything. 6.0Lb Dark DME...

As I sit here and try to decide what style and recipe I would like to brew next, I keep thinking "Oh, I should brew such and such recipe this time of year to have it ready for that time of year," and so on and so forth until I could just about have a set schedule. My question for you is...

When I check the S.G. of my brews to see how they're coming along, I just sanitize my hydrometer in the little plastic tube that it comes in, does anyone else do this or do you guys have suggestions that work better? I thought about using starsan and a spray bottle but it doesn't seem worth it...

Feel free to critique them for me, its my first time and i have very little graphic arts experience. Also... I made them mostly in paint. :o or.... :mug:

I know, I know. Pics or gtfo. Smashing the pears and apples with a 2x4 Pressing some cider! Not too much of a mess. After I finished, i had about 2 gallons of cider. I added a half a pound of brown sugar. The O.G. was right around 1.056. I tossed in a couple of campden tablets and...

this past march i had an inkling to try to brew a hard cider for the first time. feeling up to the challenge, and lucky enough to find a mill which was still pressing, i turned to this forum and read up. i only brewed one gallon, added one quarter pound of apple honey i got from cold hollow...