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Well,,, of course, you all were right. I guess I was thrown off by getting a reading of 1.020 two days in a row. Today it was down to 1.010. It is starting to taste quite dry like a wine. As for the submerged spigot. I always let the spigot soak in a seperate bucket of starsan solution prior to...

I reconstituted to regular juice. 1.061 for SG

I used 2 yeasts for 2 reasons. 1. The safale delivery got delayed so I didnt quite trust the yeast. Who know how long it was sitting in 105 degree weather in florida. Second reason. The only location I can leave my fermentors is fairly warm 80ish degrees. Warm fermentation with stressed yeast...

Plan to bottle carb and pasteurize at desired CO2

Will my cider clear if I leave it in the primary fermentor? Should I even let it? Fermentation stopped after about a week and is now finished. It is at about 5.2% with an FG of 1.020 and is quite tasty. My recipe: 2gallons of unfiltered 100% apple juice(quite cloudy) and three gallons worth of...

I'm not so sure what kind of OG/FG I should be expecting but, what kind of abv might I expect with apple juice and concentrate only and sf04.

Hello all, As fall approaches I am going to try my first apple cider. I am going for something that would replicate some of the commercial offerings i.e. Angry Orchard, Strongbow. Really, something that I can serve at social gatherings and have non-craft drinkers enjoy. I live in the Florida...

This looks awesome! Did you use a fining agent or cold crash?

Yes I probably wont be able to get a propane burner till next month as I just bought a 6.5 gallon fermenter and 8 gallon pot for my first 5 gallon batch. I already have the dme as well, otherwise I would consider all grain options. As I already have a 2.5 gallon pot from brewing 1 gallon...

So help me understand as I have never done this. I mash at 153 for 60 mins with my 3.75 pound grist in about 1.25 gallons. I have another pot with about 1.25 gallons also heated I take the bag out of the one and put it in the other for 10min then combine them. Bring 2.5 gallons to a boil and...

Hmmm

Would a biab mash be okay for the OG if it was a smaller volume than full and I added water later.

Hello All! I am on my 4th brew. This will be the first I attempt a 5 gallon batch. Previously I have done small 1 gallon BIAB. I just attempted heating 3 gallons of water to a boil in my new 8 gallon pot on my electric stove range... well... it took longer than an hour.. If it does take...

All was crushed. I had a small boil over. Probably contributed to inefficiency

The muslin bag was pretty full/tight. I did stir and squeeze.

I ended up with over 1/4 of a gallon that I did not siphon into the fermentor. Pre crushed grain from nothern brewer.

The mash only lost a degree or so. My strike temp was 160F. I then moved my kettle off the burner and in to an oven that had been heated to 170F. I turn the oven off as soon as I put the mash in.

Hello all, Was attempting a 1 gallon biab weizen style "honey" wheat. Recipe as follows. 1lb crushed pils malt. 1lb wheat malt. .10 lb crushed gambrinus honey malt. .2 ounces hallertau hop pellets Danstar munich yeast. 2 gallons strike water. (Spring water) Mash at 153F for 60 mins. Squeeze bag...