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A friend gave me 8.7 lb of mulberries and I'm trying to make some wine and I can't get it to start fermentation. This is what I've done. 8.7 lb of mulberries 5lb sugar , about SG 1.080 Enough water to bring it up to three and a half gallons total volume I added yeast nutrient one teaspoon per...

I've not been around for a long time, life kind of gets in the way. I've got the itch to brew again. Back then I was getting parts together to upgrade from Brewing on the stove. I've got two 15 and 1/2 gallon stainless steel kegs that I need help with sanitary TIG welding. I've reached out to a...

Is everyone ok? Boston,Walker,Billy how close is this to you? I seen on Wral TV that alot of people have been moved. Hope everyone is alright.

Ok on 5-28-06 we started our first mead. The OG was 1.112. Well after many months of problems I've got the FG to 1.030. I would like to get it lower, what can I try next. On 6-30 I pitched yeast made with a starter (Wyeast 3184) and on 8-28 I pitched a yeast starter (champagne yeast) OG 5-28...

i just recently purchased promash and i really like it but am struggling in one area.. i am currently doing several ciders and of course with that.. using apple juice.. i would like to put these recipes into promash however it calls for pounds and not gallons.. my question is.. is...

ive been reading on several sites where they turn a cooler into a lauter-tun for grains....does anyone here suggest which one to use or does it really matter? ive seen both igloo and rubbermaid.. im sure theres not a ton of difference but maybe there is...the one i saw was an igloo max (its...

so exactly who is going to see it? ya know as beer drinkers it almost seems necessary.. it did rank #4 this week... if you went.. was it any good?

Decided to try a cider for the holidays and thought id share and get advice along the way... heres the recipe: 5 gallons Organic Apple Juice (used 3.5 gallons organic juice, 1.5 gallons gravenstein organic juice) about 24-36 hours prior added 5 campden tablets and let sit.. used 48...

BLG was in Alaska this past week and had some of this, Alaskan Summer Ale.I am looking for some help with a clone. This is what I could find out about the beer so far.... Flavor Profile: Alaskan Summer Ale balances a softly malted palate with the clean freshness of Hallertauer hops. In the...

my first batch of a sweet mead has been in the fermentor now for 2 weeks.. the beginning OG was 1.12...it never really vigoriously started to ferment however it did ferment (getting about 18 bubbles per minute)..fermentation has definately slowed down.. we are only getting about 3 bubbles per...

Well today we finally kicked off our first mead...when i got back into brewing, mead was definately one of the things i wanted to make.. we made a traditional mead...now its a matter of wait and see...pretty much followed the recipe out of the homebrew "bible" for a traditional mead.. 15...

well we are traveling and are in memphis tn and wanted to go check out another brew store.. anyone know of anyone near or around this area? we figured since we were out in a bigger city we thought we would check out a bigger place in a bigger city.. we love our brew store but its smaller...

Ok last Sunday we kegged 5 gal and and forced carbonation at 30 psi. We did agitate the keg untill it would hold no more co2. Then we let the pressure out of the head space and then put back on the co2 at 10 psi. We did this twice but still low carbonation. Well it has been at 10 psi all week...

well we kegged our first brew and have fun enjoying the fruits of our labor.. decided to share..we won a kegerator at the world beer festival and definately enjoyed keggin it .. we have not perfected it yet..but enjoying it is fun! so here ya go! our first brew:

racked our second brew today... thought id share a comparison pic for you.. i thought that my beer was pretty light until i compared it with the 2nd which was suppose to be a pretty light beer. there was a definate difference in the taste.. the second was really light and sweet...pretty...

so i brewed sunday and today there is almost no activity in my fermentor bucket... any advice on what i should do? should i go ahead and take a specific gravity or just wait? this was a partial grain/extract brew.... just kinda worried because i know its suppose to stay in the fermentor...

we are a brew team.. me and her.. her and i.. :) forgive me if i wonder but i have to ponder...over the batch i just brewed and the brew i just consumed..probably not the time to say hi...but like the brew "bible" says.. relax and have a home brew.. but since store bought is all i have cold...

about to brew a batch and looking for some advice ingredients: 3.3 lbs of light malt extract (american classic type) 22 oz of british dry extra light malt extract 1 lbs rice syrup solids 3 lbs clover honey 1/2 oz hallertauer hop pellets (for bitterness) 1/2 oz saaz hop pellets (for...