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I have used S-04 for several cysers, but not with and ABV that high. I think the highest OG I did was 1.080 and it worked fine.

I put my primary in a large plastic bucket that is filled with water. It's one of the 'party' buckets that you fill with ice and sodas that you can get at Walmart for like $10. This gives your fermenter a large thermal mass that won't fluctuate with room temperature nearly as much. Even with...

Started a 3 gallon batch this weekend but added 1lb of blackberries and I used S-04 yeast.

You will need to order all the pieces you need. There is a handle attachment and a threaded receptacle, like a nut, that the rod threads into. There are many ways to do it so it is hard to point you in the right direction, but McMaster likely has all the stuff you will need.

That is a threaded rod, often cut with what is called Acme threads. http://www.mcmaster.com/#general-purpose-acme-rods/=pfmz8y

I just made a blackberry cyser. 3 Gallons pasteurized apple juice (Kirkland) 3 lbs wildflower honey 1.5 lbs frozen blackberries added in the primary Safale S-04 yeast SG: 1.085 2 weeks in the primary and it is barely bubbling, maybe once every couple minutes. Gravity says 1.030 but I thought...

Curious about how this turned out? This recipe is on my short list and I would like to use S04 as well.

I used brown sugar because I thought the residual butterscotch flavor might compliment the caramel. I think it tastes great!

How would you collect the methanol once it evaporated?

The theory is certainly sound. You would need to be able to control both temperature and pressure simultaneously pretty accurately. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_distillation

Just kegged a 3 gallon batch. Tastes great! This one is definitely a keeper!

Mmmm. Bug juice! Looks good!

Do you need to pasteurize to prevent bottle bombs? It seems like 2 cans of FCAJ and 1/2lb honey would be quite a bit of sugar to just carbonate. Sounds very tasty though!

Should work just fine.

I just made some from a batch of apple cider I made that I wasn't too enthused about. I put it in 2 liter soda bottles, filled them about 3/4 full then into the freezer for at least 24 hours. Once totally frozen I inverted it over a big Gulp cup and let it drain for about 20 minute. Each 2...

I would rack right onto the frozen berries and give it a few weeks to infuse. Then rack again to let clear and drink! I just made a 5 gallon apple cider with 3 lbs of orange blossom homey and 3 lbs of frozen blackberries added in the primary. OG was 1.060. Fermented for about 2 weeks then...