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I made a Kolsch beer for the first time. I let it sit in the primary for two weeks then when I transferred it to the secondary I added some gelatin finings because I heard this helps make the beer clearer. Well after I did this the next day I saw a whitish film on the top of the beer. Did I do...

Thanks a lot for all the help I will definitely take all this information into consideration for my future stouts. :fro:

I made a chocolate stout last month and when it came to bottling I used the package of priming sugar that came with the kit. I like the beer it taste really good with a little chocolate flavoring, but I was looking at some pictures on this website that showed other peoples stouts and the head on...

I used welch's concentrate but I cant remember what they ingredients were. I know it said 100% Juice on the can and I didn't see any negative ingredients on the can should I just let it sit for a couple more weeks and bottle it and if I do should I add potassium sorbate to kill the yeast...

I tried a twist on applewein by adding apple-strawberry-kiwi concentrate to my applejuice with two pounds of brown sugar. I made this applewein with red star montrachet yeast about a week ago. It is a four gallon batch which includes four jugs of applejuice and three cans of strawberry-kiwi...

I am making my first lager and I was wondering if I am suppose to transfer it into a cleaned out carboy so it doesn't sit on the used up yeast before I let it set really cold for 3-12 weeks? I am also wondering how long should I let it sit for?

how much sugar should I add to a five gallon batch of this wine?

Just taking a different approach to applewein with the grape juice concentrate. My question is how long does it take till applewein starts getting a little clearer? This is my first applewein but I wanted a grapier flavor if possible thats why I added the grape juice concentrate. Another...

Never had a Kolsch beer before and I bought the ingredients to make a kit. My question is what color should I be looking for and is it ok to pitch a Kolsch beer on to ale yeast cake?

I have a packet of Red Star Cote des Blancs can I make a applewein using this type of yeast or will it taste different? I am making an applewein with red star montrachet and I don't have the experience in making wine to know the difference. So can I use Cote des Blancs and what will the outcome be?

I made my first wine using apple juice and a couple cans of frozen grape concentrate. I also added a pound of granulated sugar. I used red star montrachet yeast but I didn't know about yeast nutrient. I made the wine last saturday is it too late to add the yeast nutrient or should I just forget...