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So, I made a gallon of apple cider in mid-March. I sold my house and have been moving and never got around to bottling it. It's been in the fermenter now for almost 4 months. It quit fermenting about 3 months ago. Still sealed with airlock though. Is this cider going to be any good, or has...

Well, I used a Munton's kit to try out beer brewing to see if I'm gonna like it. I'm really enjoying the cider thing, and hope to get into Beer. I let it sit for two weeks in the fermenter (the instructions said 1 week), and then bottled. They have been in the bottles for 3 weeks now. I have...

I have a gallon of Apfelwein that will be in the fermenter 4 weeks on Saturday. It is clearing, but not fully cleared. I am leaving for a week on Friday night and was wondering if I should go ahead and bottle, or will it be OK for another week in the fermenter (5 weeks)? I also have a...

I just bottled my first batch of beer and I have a couple of questions. I put the bottles into a plastice bin that can be closed to keep it dark. All beer is in amber 12oz bottles. The instructions say to keep the bottles in a warm place for a couple of days and then move to a cool place. At...

I started my first batch of beer on Friday night. I am starting the easy way with a pre-hopped extract kit from Muntons. I did it according to the instructions, but used dried malt extract instead of dextrose. The airlock was bubbling within 12 hours and by 24 hours it was raging. After 2...

I have the bulk C-Brite powder and it says to add 2oz to 2.5 gallons of water. How do I measure 2oz of C-Brite? I'm guessing this is weight and not liquid ounces. I don't have a scale that will measure that small. Is that like a teaspoon? I know, I know.....Get StarSan. As soon as I use...

After the beer ferments I see that you can siphon to a secondary or bottle the beer. My question is, if all the sediment settles to the bottom of the fermenter, then why do you siphon from the bottom of the bucket, where the sediment rests?

I'm a noob and getting ready to brew my first batch next week. I'm drinking a bunch of different beers, and keeping the bottles for bottling my brew. I bought a six pack of Guinness Draught bottles, which I normally have only gotten at a bar from the tap. These bottles have a "widget" in...