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I've been looking through the pellicle thread and have become quite intrigued. It seems like almost all of the pictures have a fair amount of headspace. Are you guys using 6 gallon glass carboys for secondary fermenters? Is 5 gallons too little (assuming 5 gallon batches) Please give me...

[/URL][/IMG] So about 2 months ago I decided to get into the fruit wine game. Started out with vintner's harvest purees. I pitched one pack per 1 gallon of cote des blancs. I now have a situation where all 3 1 gallon batches are nice and clear on top, and very cloudy - very cloudy - on...

So I picked up 6 gallons of cider from the orchard last week, and the available fermenters I had on hand could a accommodate a 5 gallon batch and a 1 gallon batch. For the large batch I used the WL English Cider yeast, and for the 1 gallon batch I used a Cote des blancs. The cote des blancs...

Recently I've been playing around with some fruit wines, and becoming more familiar with wine yeasts. I know sometimes champagne yeast is used for higher gravity beers, but are there any interesting applications for other wine yeast strains in beer, and how would they different from ale yeast beers?

I've been looking at my airlock, and an hour ago it would bubble every 1.5 seconds, half hour ago it would bubble every 1 second, and now its rolling at every .5 seconds. Just cooked up the batch today, but its my second time brewing, and I'm wondering what the warning signs are that you...

I am just getting into homebrewing, but I am trying to learn what I need to learn from a basic setup and then move on to more advanced equipment. I want to get an outdoor burner at some point, but I live in an apartment. I do have a porch with screen windows that is maybe 6-7 feet wide by...

Hi everyone, I've done a little homebrewing with my friends, but am just about to get my own setup and see if I can come up with something drinkable. I am much more experienced with drinking beer than making it, and write a beer review blog you might want to check out. I'm hoping to...

I am about to purchase a starter kit and begin homebrewing on my own (I have helped a number of my friends brew a few times, but am just getting into it on my own). I was lookinig at this one from Midwest, and probably going to get this upgrade. The starter kit includes: • Instructional...