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Guys, I found a source for freshly squeezed, unpastuerized, un treated grape juice. Its from a portuguese store I know locally. The cost is insanly cheap. The old portuguese guy at the store just told me to put it in the carboy and let it ferment. When I mentioned sulfites, and gravity...

Guys, I made a hard cider and have started drinking it however the girlfriend and a few others have said they would like it a little sweeter. BTW it turned out right dry at about 0.996 FG. I love it dry however would like to sweeten some of it. I was wondering if I could just add a simple...

I am about to bottle my first cider and I have a question about priming. My first batch of beer I just added dextrose to each bottle however I now have a bottling bucket and will prime properly. I understand I am supposed to bring 3/4 cup dextrose and some water to a boil, then cool and add to...

Guys...I found this one on ebay. Anything wrong with it? I knwo the Co2 tank is small but I dont mind filling it up somewhat often. Here it is. Its $259USD plsu $47 shipping 2 Faucet Tower Kit Utilizing a 20oz Paintball style CO2 tank for Portability and ease of use! This Kit gives...

This is for standard 5 gallon batch of unpastuerized cider, K-Meta, 1kg dex, EC-1118 yeast. Once bottled....... How long will the bottled product keep, and at what temp should it be stored for optimal aging? My plan is to drink some at different stages and note the differences on age (from...

My first hard cider is at about 6 weeks. It is fairly clear with exception of some yeast deposits on the side of the carboy. I plan to carb it with 3/4 cup dextrose before bottling however I am wondering if I should rack to secondary for clarifying for another month or so. I have not taken a...

Guys, I made a batch of Edworts Apfelwein on THursday and by Sunday I was getting alot of foam in the airlock. I made a 6 gallon batch and left about 4-5 inches airspace. Fearing a catastrophe I installed a blowoff tube and now seems to be under control. Is this normal. I know on Edworts...

Hello, Currently I have been doing all my sanitizing with bleach. However I am doing a batch of Apfelwein and my LHBS sold me some K-Meta. He told me to mix it in the ratio on the package and put a small amount in my carboy..about a litre, shake it around to ensure contact with all surfaces...

Hello All, I am in the midst of planning my 2nd batch. My first batch is currently in bottles and I plan on trying one this weekend however I am thinking it may be to early. Anyway, here is my general plan for my second batch. Keep in mind I dont have alot of supply of LME or hops around...

Hello...I plan on making a batch of Edworts Apfelwien. It calls for Montrachet yeast. Any of the home brewers around here (Ontario) dont have any. Is there anything I can use as an alternative? Will any dry wine yeast work? Dave

Question, when making Apfelwein I know you need 100% pure apple juice with no additives or preservatives. Does this mean not pastuerized? Does it matter? I am making my first cider now and know that it is not pastuerized? Let me know. Thanks Dave

Guys, Made my first cider about a month ago. Planning on letting it go for about another 2-3 weeks at least. Fermentation seems to have stopped however the carboy seems to have a sediment, or a beige film on the walls and top of the carboy. This is above the yeast cake going up the side of...

I will be transfering my first cider to secondary this weekend. Its been in for about 4 weeks now. Initial was about 1.098, and if its at about 1.010 or there abotu I will transfer. So from what I can gather all I do is transfer the juice to another carboy, leaving the yeast cake...

Question, When I purchased cider for home brewing, or have purchased it in the past un-pastuerized with no preservatives they tell me to refrigerate it and there is also a best before date. However this is the type I am doing my first cider with and it is sitting in my recroom at 20 Deg C...

Hey Guys, I just did my first bottling day. Everything went fine as far as I can tell however there are a few questions I wouldnt mind answered. -There was a line of brown scum about 1 inch high about 2 inches above the beer line. I am assuming this is leftovers from the feremantation...

Hello, I am 3 weeks along in primary with my first cider. It is still showing signs of fermentation in the airlock. Just curious how much longer I should wait before the next step...and for that matter what the next step is. -Should I transfer to a secondary..and if so for how long...

Hello All, I am approaching bottling day. It's been in primary for 5 weeks now (2 weeks longer than anticipated because of work reasons). I do not have an extra food grade bucket to rack to so I am going to add the priming sugar directly to each bottle and then fill. Here are some...

Hey, I have had my first beer in primary for about 3 weeks.....however it appears I may be going away for work and might not be able to bottle it for another 2 weeks. Is that going to be a problem? DS

Guys, Last weekend I made my 1st cider. Its been in the Carboy for about 4 days now. Here is what I did... -Saturday AM mixed 5 gallons unpastuerized no perservative cider with 1Kg corn sugar and 1/4 tsp Potasium Metabisulphite. OG was 1.068 -Left Uncovered for 12 hours -At 12 hr...

I am ready to make cider...everything santized...just one QUICK question. I have some powder K-Meta. I am planning on using 1/16 tspn per gallon (5 gallon batch. I also have pectic enzyme. I understand that the progression whould be as follows... -Cider, dextrose (2 lbs per 5 gallons)...