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I'm planning on making a sweet mead in time for Xmas 2014. I'm a first time mead maker, so I want to keep it basic, and I'm a fan of dessert wines like port, so I'd like it to be strong, sweet, and still. Would starting with the basic mead recipe in the FAQ [PDF], and then back sweetening be...

I just mixed up a Blueberry Cyser, and thought I'd make a thread in case you guys wanted to follow along and/or give me some tips. Day 1: Ingredients: 3 gal unfiltered raw apple juice ~3 lbs honey ('Mountain Gold' variety. It's made about 20 miles from where I live. The bees hang out...

Hi guys, I have a quick question. I was wondering what kind of grain bag I should order if I want to start making country wines a la Jack Keller. From his website, he only specifies that I should have a "nylon straining bag." AustinHomeBrew has quite a few: Austin Homebrew Supply Any...

So, I know I've seen threads about harvesting yeast from bottle conditioned beers, but for the life of me I can't find the relevant threads using the search, so sorry if this has already been posted. Anyway, this isn't exactly about beer, but I think you beer brewers would know the most about...

I bottled and carbed my first batch of apfelwein a few weeks ago, and without knowing better, I primed with only 5oz of dextrose. Just recently, I tried my second batch which was primed with 7.5oz and it's much much better. The first batched was bottled about a month ago, and so is already...

I recently read a post in which "Joe's Grape Mead/Pyment" was recommended as a good beginners quick sweet mead. It looks like it's by the same Joe who made JAOM. Anyway, the directions were sort of vague and I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with this particular recipe. Here it...

This might be a weird question, but I don't think I'm the only brewer who has developed some sort of bottle fetish. I think it's something about spending so much time de-labeling, washing, and sanitizing them that's caused me to develop an aesthetic taste for certain bottle shapes. I've decided...

So, I'm planning on making a mead and was considering bottling it in beer bottles, as I have a nearly unlimited supply of those. I know this is a beer forum, but I figured you beer brewers would know about beer bottles best. A few questions: 1) Being a mead, it'll probably be aged for 6...

With 4000+ gallons of apfelwein made to date, you guys have got to have some creative ways of serving it! I think off the bat, EdWort suggested sweeting apfelwein to taste with: 1) Sprite 2) apple juice I tried mixing sprite with a different cider I made, and I can't say I liked the...

So, I was reading the "Apfelwein Variations" thread and decided to make a Pomegranate Apfelwein. Currently, I have 4 gallons of apple juice and 2 gallons of pomegranate juice. I've never made one before, so I have a few questions: 1) What yeast should I use? I have montrachet on hand, but I'm...