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    What can I brew in this?

    I have one of these 850mL water bottles sitting on my desk right now. The top is just right for a stopper and airlock. The grocery store is right next door, giving access to honey, fruits, juice, bread yeast, etc. It could be fun to have an airlock bubbling at work on a nano-brew. What...
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    Dry-hopped cider on saison yeast

    This will be my next recipe. Add 4 gallons Sam's Club apple juice and 4 cans FAJC on top of the Belle Saison yeast cake left when I bottle my saison. Set this in the closet about 70-75 degrees. Once vigorous fermentation subsides, I'll top up to 5 gallons with juice and let it ride to FG...
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    Oak: Spiral vs. Cube Equivalents

    I'm making the oaked acerglyn (maple mead) recipe from Meadist.com and it calls for one oak spiral in for 3 weeks. I don't have a spiral, but I do have cubes. What amount of cubes equals a spiral? I've never had or made anything oaked before, so I don't think "just taste and see when it's...
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    Crispin Saint Clone

    I'm attempting a clone of Crispin's The Saint cider. The juice mix in the recipe is just what I had on hand. 2 gallons Chamberlain's unfiltered apple juice 0.75 gallon Sam's Club apple juice 0.25 gallon Trader Joe's honeycrisp cider 3/8 tsp tannin, 3 tsp fermax, 1.5 tsp nutrient 25.5...
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    Is my mead too acidic?

    My mead is aging away in secondary, about 2.5 months old right now. I just checked it and the SG is 0.992 and the PH is lower than I can measure. It tastes really tart. The SG is fine and where I'd expect given I used premier cuvee, but the acidity worries me. Can I fix this? Should I add...
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    What have you learned from mead mistakes?

    I'm about 2.5 months into my first mead. I second-guess all my choices every day, but so far I'm leaving well-enough alone. My recipe was: 15 lbs sam's club honey Distilled water to 5 gal No heating, just shaking to mix 1 pack Premier Cuvee yeast Staggered nutrient additions in the...
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    Apfelwein in primary for 2 years

    I started 5gal of Apfelwein back on 12/11/2012 according to my label. 4.5c dextrose, 4.5c brown sugar, Montrachet. Since then, I changed jobs, moved twice, met a girl, dated, and got engaged. Lots of life and the apfelwein got ignored. After it fermented dry, I sealed it and it's just been...
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