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Prep Time (for dough): At least one day in advance. Meal Day Prep Time: 30-45 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Cool Time: 1 hour Total Time: Eleven-teen-seventy-fourrrrr-ish-dibillion... I don't know. This, like all of my recipes, doesn't count time... it counts effort and love. Those things...

I have made 18 gallons of apfelwein so far, but for the next batch I would like to try something a little different. Has anyone successfully made a cranberry apfelwein batch that would like to share the recipe? Tron

I have two open bags of dextrose that I would like to use to make some apfelwein. It has been open for a while and I wonder about how sterile it might be. I could just throw it out and buy some more, but I prefer not to waste it if possible. Can I boil some water and dissolve the dextrose in...

I am diabetic so I try to stay away from regular soda. Has anyone had any success making root beer or any other soda without using sugar (sucrose) but have used an artificial sweetener of some sort? Do the soda pop bases that Midwest and others sell contain sugar? Tron

I am just getting into wine making and would like some advice on gravity testing. I see that hygrometers and refractometers are available but don't know which one to choose. If I get a hygrometer and test jar, what is the proper way to use it? What do you do with the test wine you removed...

About two weeks ago I bottled my first batch of Apfelwein. I had a 5.5 gallon batch going and only 48 bottles, so I first drew off a half gallon into an empty cider jug, then primed and bottled the remainder. No problems so far with the bottled product, but I do notice that when I agitate the...

I'm new to this hobby, so forgive me if this idea has been done before. I would be surprised if it hadn't. I'm making my first batch of EdWort's Apfelwein and wanted to keep my carboy at 70-72F while in the fall and winter my house is usually around 64F. One of my other hobbies is saltwater...

Here is my favorite recipe for a salty, spicy garlicy snack that goes well with a homebrew. I have been working on this recipe for a while and think I have it right where I want it. I never really took the time to name them, but after my co-workers tried them, they kept stopping by my office...

I am curious as to the differences (if any) between a better bottle and the plastic bottles used for office water coolers. The water cooler bottles are a lot less expensive and available in my area, unlike better bottles.