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I thought I'd have my first try at capturing some wild yeast, just for fun, and it seemed like one of the most reliable methods is to get it from fruit skin (see: http://bootlegbiology.com/diy/capturing-yeast/). I came across an apple tree in a park and took some apples (either very young ones...

This doesn't really look like an infection, but I dunno what the hell it is. I googled a bit and found out that tartaric acid crystals can appear in wines, and this looks kind of similar. Has anyone else seen these? The camera didn't do a good job focusing, these really do look like...

I'm never really satisfied making a batch unless I'm experimenting in some way, and I was a bit curious about dry-hopped cider. I also recently got access to a neighbour's herb garden and was even more curious about what gruit herbs would taste like in cider. I didn't have the classical...

I'm developing a 1 gallon recipe for a green tea (sencha to be exact) cider that focuses a lot on being "crisp and refreshing" while letting the vegetal flavour of the sencha come out. I recently made some iced sencha tea and really liked how the relatively low astringency made the tea feel more...

Recently my wife and I picked a number of sour cherries and serviceberries (aka juneberries, saskatoon berries) through a local nonprofit that picks fruit from trees in peoples' backyards and lets the volunteer pickers keep a share. I'm hoping we can manage to pick some mulberries as well, and I...

9 days ago I started a 1-gallon batch using pasteurized store juice and Safale S-04 with some fresh grated ginger and raisins. I was wondering why it was still bubbling so I took an SG reading: 1.022 (OG 1.050). Based on that I'm guessing I should expect another 7-9 days of fermentation. I know...

I just got started in homebrewing after being inspired by the "1 minute wine" and other recipes that made it seem really simple... so long as you aren't making beer. I decided to go with cider. It's spruce tip season, so I felt like taking advantage of it and seeing what a spruce cider would...