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There is a place in town that makes a hopped cider. The cider is naturally fermented and hopped with Cascade and is AWESOME. I am not sure if the tart/sour nature of the cider better suits it for hopping or not. I am not sure of the hopping rate either, but am going to ask. Also, they make...

I am stalking you guys...I mean.. shhhh.

I changed things up for my second batch. The 'problem' was that it took 10 weeks to ferment to 1.000. The differences from the first were: one quart of 100% cranberry juice (Knudsens), Pasteur Red yeast and periods of fermenting temps in the 59-61 range (mostly 62-64). I assume the...

First time apple jacking started outdoors last night. Temperature was supposed to hit 9. I was expecting more of a layer of ice, but found the flaky, crystally ice described above. I was surprised that this ice was entirely throughout the liquid. It was, however, only a gallon in a bucket...

My wife pre-ordered it and gave it to me for Christmas, we were both surprised!

Dig it. I can lend no technical input, but am very interested in a share.

I spilled more beer than I liked during the first dozen bottles...enough to pour into a pint glass and drink...although hardly a squirt afterwards. I filled six bottles up to the bottom of the bung in one pass. That filled up the bottles to about two inches from the top. I backed the filler...

I bottled an entire batch for the first time in seven years with this method. It cost me less than a dollar in extra parts, took 12 bottles to figure out, and another 24 to master. Thanks all!

I'm going to brew this weekend. Partial volume, extract. I'll see if I can hammer out a comparable recipe.