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Thanks for the quick reply! It really is that easy? Is it okay to use fresh cider from a farm? I have read that people use stuff from the super market. Is that better to use? How long do you ferment for? like beer? till the bubbles go down, then rack and let sit more? I guess one step at a...

Hey everyone! I was wondering if there was a tutorial on how to make hard cider. I have made beer and I just started getting a taste for cider. So apparently here in MD we have some good fresh cider being made, so I thought I would use that. So what are the steps that I need to use in order...

Hey guys I have been asking a lot of questions as of late and i thought that I would show you the friuts of your help! I am not sure if this is in the right place so i apologize in advanced! Well Here it is! This was taken right before it was primed for bottling. It is a little darker then...

Well guys I am not sure what the "stuff" is. It is not teflon tape. I think that it is lock tight. I am trying some sol vents then some heat and finally making a grove in the pipe for a box wrench. I am a little po'd because I was not paying attention when i bought it and I really don't...

Hello all, Another in a long line of stupid questions. I am setting up a portable keg gasser, and I need to get the CO2 inlet pipe out. it is screwed in but it is sealed with some stuff. Anyone done this and know a technique to get this off? Thanks Jon

To answer afew questions... Yes only 25 minutes of boiling, and yes leaving the grain in the whole time. I have been reading a lot and I think I understand that this is not conventional and maybe the source of all the problems. I will look up the BYO article and see what it says. Again thanks...

Thanks guys for all your ideas. This batch is the good brew from good eats. The process is different then the others that I have found. You steep the grain and leave it in, then boil malt extract for 10 then add hops for 10 then add finishing hops for 5. The ingrediants are .5lb crystal, 1oz...

I have been fermenting in a plastic fermenter. Could that be it? I am just grasping at straws. jon

I am letting the beer sit in the secondary for about a 2 weeks.

Hey there, I am a Doctoral student in an apartment, I am trying to think of ways to keg but not take up a lot of space, cause you know those damn bottles do take up a lot of space. How do you guys feel about the 2.5 gallon kegs out there. they are very expensive compared to the 5 gals. Are...

Hello all, I have just racked my 4th batch into the secondary and i tasted it. I have brewed 3 previous and very separate kinds of beer. But I have noticed a common taste thread between all of them and i don't like it. It has a very heavy yest taste I guess that is what it is, i guess all i...

Hello all, I am a bit of a noob and I am not quite sure how to read recipies, specifically the schedules. For example: Bittering hops: 1/2 oz. Perle [6.5% AAU] (60 mins.) Flavoring hops: 1/2 oz. Willamette [4.5% AAU] (45 mins.) Finishing hops: 1/2 oz. Cascades [6.0% AAU] (10 mins.)...

Thanks again guys for all the help. I will use starters from now on. The yesties are finally working. All is well. Another question should I let it ferment for 7 days after it starts to bubble then rack or seven days from when I pitched. Or wait till it stops bubbling? Anyway thanks! Jon

Well it is almost 11pm and no activity. I will be patient and wait till tomorrow. Now about the starter. I guess this is really the first time i have heard about using a starter. So i tried to go to the link above and it was not working, but I will do a search on starters to try it out next...

Hey guys thanks for the responses. Here is what I did. Wyeast #1335 is the yeast that I used. I did Aerat but I did not use a starter. The tempeture might hae been a problem it was around 87 degrees. I pitched it yesturaday at about 5:30pm and the OG was 1.040. I hope this helps. I guess...

So I finished brewing my fourth beer last night and I think I killed my yeast or they were dead or something cause there is no activity. How long should I wait and should I throw out the batch or re pitch with fresh yeast? I am using a british ale yeast. You know I hate being a noob. Jon

I think it is of to B&N to buy that right now. Thanks!

Thanks so much for the reply. This really clarifies things. My second batch... Well I was jazzed about my initial success that I decided to do a honey ale. i am not even sure if I have the recipe still. But I either I did not let it ferment enough or I didn't prepare it right. But it was...

Hello all, I am new to Homebrewing if you could not already tell. i have brewed 3 batches. The first was great the second massive failure, and the third was good. Here are my questions. The first is what kind of brew style is it when you combine malt extract and grain? Is that partial mash...