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I see different prices, so like World Vineyard kits that cost 150 some places and 80-90 some other places. There is also a local store that cells California Grape Juice for like $60(6 gallons). He said that most complains were that the juice started to ferment since it's last year's juice...

Bump ! :) Ok, I started out with beer, switched to mead and now having impure thoughts about making wine-making. My dad being a wine nut says i can not make wine that is as good as a store bought, the wine nut never spends more then a $30 on a bottle.... I am thinking of starting with a...

Do I need a new Refractometer ? newer models come with dual scale ?

Is my Refractometer running bad ? I got 17.5 reading. But 12lbs of honey for 5 gal should be 12% plus the 4 lbs... Why am I getting only 17.5 brix ? I have read online that adding fruit to primary adds proteins that help fermentation and secondary for flavor.

does the amount trashed, spoiled or tested counts ? 1/7/2016 Pomegrnte 5 gal (went into secondary, 1 liter to tasting, 0.5 gal discarded from the bottom during transfer. 1/20/2016 Blood Orange - 7.5 gal (2 1 gal bottles and a 5 gal carboy and 2 liters for tasting, 0.5 gal discarded...

It says that PH of 3.9 is the PH of Honey. I just got PH strips, they are not very exact, but I get an idea. :)

2/10/2016 Blubery 12 lbs kikland 4 lbs of crahsed bluberies 4.5 Gal of spring water SNA 8 days 17.5 brix at pitching Lavlin EC 1118 - Does any one know a better one for dry mels ? to Secondary, +8 lbs of crushed blueberies (Frozen berries were on discount at supermarket.)...

I have watched like 4 videos on tube where ppl make mead making tutorials and after all the steps they take to avoid oxynitation. :) most of their oxyginaton actually happens during transferring. I do oxygenate heavily during the first 5-6 days via degassing with a drill bit. So I don't know...

The left over mead went sour in my cup, otherwise I transferred 5 gal to secondary, filled 1 gall water bottle. Drank about 1 gal that weekend and discarded like .5 gal from the bottom. I am thing about adding clarifying agent to it. Ok time to start planing next mead !

I added another gallon of Blood Orange juice after the 8- days of primary. 2 hours later I freaked out since this time the juice was pasteurized and I remember that there is a chemical pasteurization technique that would not ferment. But by next morning, foam came out. So I went to work...

I added another gallon of Blood Orange juice after the 8- days of primary. 2 hours later I freaked out since this time the juice was pasteurized and I remember that there is a chemical pasteurization technique that would not ferment. But by next morning, foam came out. So I went to work...

Lalvin EC-1118 sometimes they say it's a Champlain yest. I got 10 packs of it for like $8 on Amazon and I pitch 2 re-hydrated packs for a 5 g batch. I tried white labs yest, but the only difference I see is in price. I added more pom juice and seeds to my Pomegrate Mel in the secondary...

I could not find mead in the store and started brewing. I even found a recipe for Viking Blood, you have called it Dansk Mjød. I changed that recipe a little tiny bit. 2 years later I was drinking my mead and accidentally found the Viking Blood in the store. I tried the store one, and...

Ok thanks, so how much should add to secondary if i add all of it to primary ? should i not add anything to secondary ? I did not pasteurize the first 1/2 gal. is that bad ? thank you :)

Hi, This is for a 5 gal batch. I have 1 gal of Blood Orange juice. I don't know how much to put in primary and now much in secondary. Can I freeze fresh juice till secondary in 8-10 days? Size of secondary is 5 gal. Primary 10 lbs Honey from Costco 1/2 gal of fresh blood orange juice...

This product will arrive tomorrow. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CIXXM8O/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 kombucha meand might be worth a try to brew. But there is no pictures of the other end, i am not sure that it has a bottling attachment or the type of an attachment that will be needed...

I suppose they have been around long enouph with few complaints. I just found out that the opening on the top is just under 5 inches.... I am not sure how I feel about it, need to grab a ruler while at home and think about. Requirements are that hand should fit, for cleaning purposes and...

you can manage to convince me to get this item and hollar off my brew kettle to storage. That might save some space :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RW8UR6/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 The jug I mentioned earlier was Crystal Spings 5 gal water jug (it has a handle)...

Yahh, I tried that. I used my raking kane as a hose. When the pressure was low enouph it stopped pouring. So I had to pour off additional 2 litters into a water bottle. That filled those 2 litters with oxygen, and then I poured it to the rest of the mist, oxygenating the whole 9 years...

I added 2 liters to my secondary. I was going for 5 gallons in my flavor and abv calculations. In the very next batch I tried adjusting for making 5 gals in the secondary, only i will be adding fruits, so i might have some extra. Secondary is not bottling, so if there is more fermentables...