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I started a kit beer and a kit cider at the same, at two weeks I racked them into buckets with a tap at the bottom. They tasted ok, cider was perhaps a bit sweeter than expected. Due to stupid lockdowns and postal system overload I didn't have the sugar drops on hand that I wanted, so I ended up...

I was making a kit today (MJ Rustic Brown) and forgot that the yeast sachet was stuck to the bottom of the pouch. I put the pouch in a large pot and poured near-boiling water over it and let it sit for about 15 minutes to loosen up the malt. I'm aware that boiling yeast directly is a no-no, but...

How long is too long for a secondary to sit? I racked my primary at 10 days when it seemed to be mostly fermented, after that the secondary bubbled half-heartedly through the airlock for just a few hours. That was a week ago. Now I am about to head overseas for 3 weeks, and I'm wondering...

I came across some apple juice at a really cheap price, so I thought it would be a good chance to try my hand at making cider. Just now looking around on the net though, I read that most store bought juices are likely to contain stabilizers which will ruin the fermenting process. The...