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I have 8 gallons of maple wine (mead made with maple syrup instead of honey) that I pitched months ago and have had in the basement and just reracked today. three gallons of it had a bunch of blueberries added to it, and five gallons was pretty much plain. I used yeast nutrient in both: "Crosby...

But would a vinegar mother turn solid? That gelatin at the bottom was as solid as literal jello.

My buddy had a pear tree with these tiny, hard nasty pears that make your mouth pucker beyond belief. As we were gathering a bunch of apples at the time to make cider, I decided to get half a bushel of pears and try pear cider. As expected, the pear cider was just as gross as the pears, bitter...

As someone who makes and sells lots of maple syrup, I have to say that you're getting ripped off (if you're buying from an actual retail seller, which you might or might not). It's quite literally illegal to sell maple syrup that is not at the correct sugar content. All grades of maple syrup...

Thanks to all. I'll buy another airlock (the one I used before is my only one, and it is now back in use making Maple Wine) and pour my mead back into a jug. I'll purchase a hydrometer, too, since it looks like brewing is something to stick with. - Brill

I just bottled (in mason jars) my first batch of mead after about four months of it being in the gallon jug with the airlock. The airlock had stopped bubbling (to my knowledge) so I thought everything was done and ready to be thrown in a bottle. I just went and checked on the mead, and it had...

Oh no! My dad did store the apples in toilet water! Guess I better drink up the last nine bottles of cider now that I'm screwed anyhow...

Thanks for the replies! I opened it up and had a small taste. I, having not had any experience with hard cider, enjoyed the smell and thought it tasted all right. When my dad tried it, a look of surprise came across his face and he exclaimed that it was quite good for hard cider! There are...

I found a trove of my Father's bottled hard cider made about twenty years ago in the corner of a cellar. The bottles were frozen to the dirt floor as the building is not heated, and hasn't been for 10 years. After poking one of the bottles with a stick to make sure it wouldn't explode, I brought...