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OK, I lie, I didn't bottle, I Boxed. Is that tacky? I bought empty wine boxes and bags online. They were the cute 3 liter ones though, not the chuggin wine 5 liter boxes you see from Franzia and ilk. What do you think? Tacky or No? BTW, this is uber refrigerator freindly :)

Any thoughts out there for an EASY recipe? My SWMBO doesn't like anything I make, and I am too lazy to make anything harder than apfelwein. I there a SUPER EASY recipe for a dry as hell white wine?

Recipe: 4 Gallons Mott s Apple Juice 2 Lb Dextrose 3 Cans of Oregon Blueberry in light syrup 1 Montrachet Packet Made this up today, is happily bubbling away already. Will report back when it is finished.

Hello, been getting consistent FG readings now. Brewed this on the 17th of Feb. Could it be ready for bottles already? I assumed a heavy beer would take a month to ferment out... Any advice appreciated.

Made Dunkelweisen a few weeks ago, bottled on the 17th. I know it is green, but this tastes SO sour that it is undrinkable. What can cause this?

WooHoo, went to the store yesterday and they had Mott's juice for $3.33 per gallon, happened to walk down the canned fruit isle and spotted this! So here is the plan, 4 gallons of Motts, 2 lbs of Dextrose, 2 cans of bing cherries (not strained) Couple of suggestions needed, Will...

Started at 1:30 PM, just finished (now 8:30) Here is what I accomplished! While mashing my Russian Imperial Stout, I cleaned 2 cases of bottles. While Boiling the RIS, I made a 5 gallon batch of EdWort's Apfelwein. While waiting for boil to finish, I bottled my Dunkelweisen. While...

Got a 5 gallon glass carboy the other day, heck it was free. Made a batch of brew and upon lifting it almost dropped it! I have better bottles for my other fermentors, but heh, I wasn't going to turn down free. So get this, I almost dropped it (slippery) moving from one counter in the kitchen...

I use a permanent marker (Sharpie) ultra fine point to right the contents, date and number of coopers carb tabs used, on the tops of my swing top bottle. Example: AW 1/20/09 3 So I know it is Apfelwein, the date bottled, and the number of carb tabs used. Anyways, to remove the...

Being uberimpatient, I decided to take a gravity reading of my 3 week old Apfelwein. All I have to say is WOW, my hydrometer read 15% :drunk: I stole enough for a small glass, put it in the freezer to chill and let me tell you, this is tasty stuff! My wife will not drink anything other than...

Well, after starting my first mead (JAOM) in my MrBeer tonight, I thought it only appropriate to change the sticker. So after printing it, I thought I would share :D :ban:

Going to make my first Mead, are there any concerns with using fresh fruit? Bacteria or wild Yeast concerns at all? Thanks!

Well, SWMBO bought me a MR Beer for X-Mas. What an AWESOME gift. Three weeks later I jumped the gun a bit and threw one in the freezer to chill. Just swilling the sweet nectar now for the first time, and thanks to Mr Beer, I found this place. One thing led to another and I am watching 5...

Are there any beer makers out there that sell their beer in either the grolsch size (15 oz) or the big liter size flip top bottles? I have found it is cheaper to buy the bottles full of beer than empty :D

OK, so I have a stupid question that has probably been answered 100 times. I understand, SOME brews produce rhino farts. No problem for me, but for wife, not so good. Why not attached an activated charcoal filter to the top of the airlock to absorb smells? You know, the new Cadillac DTS...

Hi all, been lurking for a few days. Got a Mr Beer for X-Mas (my Wifee) very exited, it has been fermenting for a week, While waiting for the fermentation to exhaust, I have been reading, reading, reading. Picked up a couple of 4 Gallon PETE Carboys at Home Depot Yesterday... :ban...