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Ok, so another newbie. I made my starter from a bottle of GT's ginger Kombucka. I made the starter in a quart mason jar. 2 weeks later I transferred the scoby and 2 cups of liquid into a 1.5 gal jar with 1 gal of sweet tea made with 1 cup of sugar. The tea was room temp when I added the...

Hello all, I am making my second batch of cider. So far since I am a noob, I am only making 1 gallon batches. For those of you that make 1 gallon batches, how do you test your gravity? I since I am making so little, I don't want to take a cylinder full out just to dump after reading. My...

So, seen a couple recipes out there for currant mead. I have 3 cups of red currants ready to be fermented. Fresh from my bush, cleaned and frozen twice. So, I was wondering if anybody in the forum had made a currant mead, and if so, straight red currant or add another flavor?

So, I have heard of people putting marbles in their secondary to reduce the air at the top. I've also heard of replacing the air with C02. Anybody ever tried dry ice? Drop in a small piece and VERY loosely cap until it calms down. Just wondering since I have some sitting here.

A lot of the material that I have read is a bit old, so I thought I would ask. What are your thoughts on aging mead in plastic bottles? Some people say that it will oxidize in anything plastic, and others aT that PET Better Bottles are fine. Others say that if it is a #1 in the triangle it is...

Hello, New to brewing, only 1 batch currently going with one in the works. Currently I am making a cycer, and have a currant mead in prep phase. Had a question on racking. My current cycer has been brewing for 3 weeks and I am ready to rack to a secondary. Right now the Waldo Canyon...