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Visited a large wine brewing and supplies place today and bought lots of stuff... Various acids, nutrients, sir ate, Camden etc... I asked about shelf life.... Proprietor suggested these various items should be used within six months (or else what exactly).... Comments anyone?

Visited a large wine brewing and supplies place today and bought lots of stuff... Various acids, nutrients, sir ate, Camden etc... I asked about shelf life.... Proprietor suggested these various items should be used within six months (or else what exactly).... Comments anyone?

I'm looking at replacing the rubber gasket that goes around the outside edge of a lid, in a "floating lid" / variable volume stainless steel fermentation tank. So, they are expensive as heck. And they basically look like 10-speed bike tire inner tubes... SO: Assuming proper fit, and...

I thought this PDF was sufficiently detailed to be worth sharing here. So much of it is over my head... flavour profiles, and quite a bit of detail. Enjoy! http://www.scottlabsltd.com/pdf/ScottLabsHandbook2012.pdf

I just found perhaps the mother of all resources on yeast and yeast nutrient... Holy smokes. Page 30 at this link speaks to the different yeast nutrients and their uses.... The other pages provide some remarkable detail on different yeasts and their flavour profiles.... Scott Labs is a...

You know, as I look at these gaskets, and especially their prices, and knowing the older ones were made of some kind of "rubber", it makes me wonder if a good old fashioned rubber bicycle inner-tube would do the trick (assuming the fit could be correct around the rim. It's basically the same...

The following is about Iodophor and passing reference to chlorine-based items: http://brewersconnection.com/classroom/Iodophor.htm Once Iodophor has been diluted to a working solution, that there are a number of things that work to degrade the products' efficacy. Chlorine and protein load, as...

OOH! Thank you! It's not a Spidel... but the floating lid gaskets at that link look like exactly what I need! My tank is Italian, not German, but those gaskets look right anyway. I was looking for "floating lid stainless steel tanks" instead of "variable volume..." -- you nailed it. Thanks...

Shelf-life, or best before dates, for various items used in brewing or wine-making would be interesting perhaps. For example, I learned recently that Iodophor has a shelf life: * A whole bottle is good for "about a year" * A new solution (1 drop per liter or 1/4 gallon) is good for about 24...

Greetings! Cider maker here. I'm looking for a new air-tube ("bladder") that goes around the edge of a floating lid, inside a stainless steel fermenting tank. Can anyone recommend a company that would have various sizes available for sale on the internet? Thanks muchly. CiderJoel

Cider making here in Guelph. But who knows..... some day..... BEER. Ummmmmmmm......

Hoppy Friday y'all. Guelph, Ontario here.... making Hard Cider from juice, and wine from kits... but will be doing more and more as we go! Cheers. CiderJoel

After having my recent batch of cider 'saved' by a good stir, and some yeast nutrient added, I'm left with a few questions out of interest: 1) Are there different kinds of yeast nutrient? The bag I just bought is: "diammonium phosphate" 2) If there are different commonly used types...