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I made 3 batches on Friday and they are started fermenting on SAT I am one happy camper My LHBS person recommended that I wash the apples in water with 1/8 tsp potassium metabisulfite per 5 gal pail of buckets instead of putting in in the cider after pressing 1st batch 1 gal fresh...

OK so I am a little worried and confused about 2 different batches now My 5 gallon batch that I made still shows no airlock activity. I know this is not a true indication of fermentation but when is it to early to do a gravity reading I have not seen 1 bubble yet I pressed them on SAT and...

hello again It is nice to be back on the forums. I found a case of my Paulner Heffe clone that I made 5 or 6 years ago Would this still be good to drink or would it make me sick. I think I see a layer in the bottom of each bottle of maybe the wheat but it is hard to tell I pured a...

Hello I am getting back into brewing beer and cider and I was wondering. I have a oktoberfest extract kit from 5 years ago Is this kit still good, all the grains are vaccuum sealed I would buy new yeast for the kit but is everything else ok?

Hello This is my second time making a cider. The first was EdWorts with store brought juice and it turned out great. The second is with my own apples pressed by me so I am super excited to see how it turns out. I am going to try the carmel apple recipe with a few variations. My...

I have a batch of blueberry wine that I started on the 12th of Sept. It finished fermenting on the ale pale on the 19th I removed the bags of blueberries on the 24th I left in the ale pale (out of lazieness) Transferred to carboy last night and saw that there were some white spots on the...

Do I bottle Apfelwein and other ciders in wine bottles with corks or in Beer bottles? This is my first year making cider and I am not sure how to proceed. I don't plan on carbing I was gong to add some campden tabs and potasium sorbate and then back sweeten with either apple juice...

I went to grab a few bottles of my blueberry wine and this was on them All of the bottles except 2 had it on them. Is it mold or some kind of dust build up. It is a grey white color. The bottles are in my basement wich is a little cooler then the reset of the house and maybe a bit humid...

I am on a cider kick so I decided to try and make some apfelwein. I have a 3 gal batch going 2.5 gal kroger 100% apple juice 1 lb 3 oz table sugar montrachet yeast fermentation is going good. I this cider more like a magners or more like a country cider? How does it compare to a...

I have a batch of Raspberry wine that I am not sure about. This is only my second batch of wine so bear with me. Here is the recipe 12 lb raspberry 21 pts water 6 3/4 lbs sugar 1 1/2 tsp acid blend 1 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme 3 tsp nutrient 3 campden tabs 2 pkg wine yeast I crushed...

With the bottles. I am talking about the empty ones with the corks. Is there any way to reuse these bottles? Is there a way to cap them?

I am a lot confused on how to figure out my ABV the little peice of paper with my hygrometer says to look at the % starting gravity and then the final % gravity and minus them. If I do that I get 4 % Is there a better way or formula to figure it out My starting was 1.043 my final was...

I have a quick question. I am going to Vegas for a wedding this weekend. Does anyone have any recomendations for a microbrewery there. Any favorite spots to hang out. First time going to Vegas and I will be there 3 days.

I brewed a Paulner hefe clone on Sat and left for out of town on Mon-tue When I looked last night it is fermenting like crazy and the airlock is spewing and there is no water left in it just brown bubbles and such (Krausen ?) Is my beer ok still or is there a risk of contamination? If I...

I have a question. Should I use a 30 qt pot for brewing. Currently I do extract with grain (I think) The first 2 batches I did were over a friends and he had a 3 gal pot. After we brewed we added water to the ale pale to equal 5 gal like the direction in the clone brews book said...

Hello, I was watching a video on youtube and the guy was sanatizing his caps before bottling. I have only brewed twice and didn't sanatize them either time. was I supposed to?