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Hey Everyone! I have a batch of skeeter mead going (15 gal) and it has been in secondary for about 4 weeks. I have decided I would like to make a smaller batch (6 gal) or some blueberry lemon and wondering is it too late at this stage to add blueberry fruit puree if I racked off 6 gallons? I...

Hello! Man its been a while since I have posted! Happy to be back! I have a question that I am hoping someone can help me with. I am making a 6 gal batch of Acerglyn and I really want to bottle them in the 375ml Flint Moonshine Spirits Glass bottle as a nod to the maple syrup however I have...

Hi All, I am interested in taking the leap to electric brewing. I want to create my own setup. I am stuck on trying to find a boiler however. I really don't know if I want an element to go down inside the liquid. I am thinking I would rather have a boiler that the pot sits on top of...

Hello Everyone! My favorite kind of wine is definitely a port wine. This in mind, I have decided to make my own port wine. I just recently bought a 6 gallon merlot winexpert kit that I want to use as the base. Yes I am going to be fortifying this with brandy (perhaps homemade :cross: ) but...

Hi All, I was looking for a Grapefruit IPA recipe when I found this recipe on http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2013/06/grapefruit-american-pale-ale-recipe.html I think I am going to try it but I have a question about the hops addition for 0 min. Can someone explain that process to me...

Hey Everyone. I am looking for a recipe that resembles a White River Brewing Co Table rock Red out of Springfield MO. It is a red ale with a thick head. Almost like the head on a Guiness. I really do not know how else to describe it and I was hoping someone out here may have had it or...

Hey Everyone! I got my kegging starter kit today and am in the process of making my keezer! I am super excited to try this set up out. I happen to have a batch of blueberry/red raspberry mead just about ready to bottle. I have champagne bottles and wire cages as well. My question is...

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any information on what it would take to be able to make wine and sell to places like Hyvee, liquor stores etc and not direct to consumers. Does it still require a liquor license or licensing by the Federal Government? I would assume the place the...

Hi All! I thought I would post my wine rack that i recently built out of pallets. The first two images are when I first build it following the plans on the skeeter pee website. The last two are what I recently did to fix it up and make it more presentable so SWMBO would let me put it in our...

Has anyone made any mead using the Vintner's Harvest fruit puree? I was thinking about making a 5 gallon batch and I am not sure how many 96oz cans to use. I have heard some people say they followed the recipe on the can and used one can for 5 gallons and it was light. I was thinking about...

Hi All, I am in search of a good solid Cranberry Mead recipe. I would like it to not be dry but kind of a mild sweet one. I am not a big fan of the dry stuff yet. IF anyone has any links to a recipe that would be awesome! We have a fruit trucking coming to town with fresh...

Hey Everyone, A friend just gave me a beer kit that he has had around for awhile and never got to. I looks like its a partial mash kit with 6 lbs of barely malt extract. I can only take a guess at what kind of beer kit this is as there were no instructions!!! So I am guessing it is a...

Hey Everyone, I was browsing the beer forum today and I came across the trade thread for beer. I know there are rules that apply to that like being a supporting member and having so many posts (which I am sure are in place for various reasons) but I was wondering if there was anything like...

Started my very first batch of Eds Apfelwein last night! I used Members mark apple juice from Sams, 2 pounds of corn sugar and Montrachet Yeast. This morning i have not seen any signs of fermentation yet. Temp is about 70F. Should I be worried or wait to see if it starts after 24 hours...

Hey Everyone, I am in some need of the HBT families advice. I have a cherry pie wine that I started almost two months ago now. It got off to a very slow fermentation and I got nervous so I dumped another package of yeast in. I used Red Start Green Packet (Cotes De Blancs) yeast both times...

Hey Guys, I made a Cranberry Malbec Island Mist Kit and today is bottling day. As I am bottling (right now) I am noticing some bubbles. I added sorbate and camben during stabilizing. I degassed too but I don't think I did enough. I am bottling in normal 750ml wine bottles. Do I continue...

Hey Everyone, My mead is beautifully clear now and I just took out the oak and vanilla beans. However while racking I tasted some and its pretty dang watery. It has an amazing smell tho! I used about 6 lbs honey roughly 3/4 of a 96oz can of strawberry purree Around 2 1/2 gallons of...

Could someone please explain the storage process to me for AG? I converted a 48qt cooler and do not have a false bottom and am using a toilet line. I only have 1 AG batch under my belt. Last time after my mash in, I drained 3 gallons off like instructed. I heated my sparge water and then...

Hey Everyone. Last night I watched a youtube video where a guy fermented 6 gallons of apple juice with EC-1118 and made wine. He then transferred the wine into milk jugs and froze them. After the were froze, he tipped them upside down and let the "alcohol" run out and separate it from the...

Hey Everyone, I was hoping someone could give me a very simple vanilla porter recipe. I tried the light vanilla porter at BWW last night and decided I had to try to make some. This will only be my second batch of AG so please keep it simple! Thanks in advance!