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So anyways, I decided whilst at costco to do some apfelwein. Only instead of 5 gallons I decided to do 4. Also, I don't think I am going to add too much sugar. Maybe 1/2# of regular old table sugar. Hopefully it comes out well. It sounds like it is pretty hard to mess up anyways.

I'm currently in the planning stages of a newcastle clone and I came up with this in beersmith and was looking for some feedback, opinions, etc. I modeled it after biermuncher's all grain recipe. 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) 2.50 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) [Boil for 15...

I dunno if anyone has tried this or if it would even turn out right, but would it be possible to use lager yeast to make apfelwein? The only reason I ask is because I have a gallon of apple juice in my fridge and it wouldn't be to hard for me to get some lager yeast. and ferment that bad boy...

So my hefe has been bottled for aprox. 2 weeks now. The first few they I couldn't keep my newbie hands off of, tasted pretty good. this was like 7 days after bottling. Now that its week 2 after bottling I am detecting some "off flavors" that weren't present for the first one (or three) that I...

So I just got 21+ swing top bottles from my dad but they are covered in and out with mineral deposits. He had been using them as weights to hold down some tarp on the ground in his garden. They have been sitting in the backyard for like a year or so filled with hose water and then when they...

So i've tried searching the forums several times and can't come up with any good results, but what are the pros/cons of a conical fermenter. I mean, they look cool, obviously, and i imagine that when you get into bigger batches, moving a 15 gallon carboy wouldn't be feasible. Also, do they...

I've noticed while reading threads that a lot of people talk about siphoning. The kit that I bought uses spigots on the bottom of the buckets so there is no need to siphon. So my question is, is siphoning "better" than letting gravity take care of the job via the spigot? Should I go out and...

So this is my first beer ever, and everything seems to be going fine. My only concern is that it seems like i have lost almost a 1/4 gallon of wort out of my airlock. This morning (day 1 of fermentation) the airlock was bubbling fine, nothing odd. I went out and ran some errands and came back to...

Hello there, My name is Jonathan and I am a complete newb. I came here in search of info on my airlock. I brewed up a batch of hefe yesterday and now I have tons of foam coming out of the airlock. I've never brewed before but it doesn't seem like this is too big of a problem according to the...