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I'm trying to find a bunch of fellow HBTers in the Toronto area who love to talk homebrew. It doesn't matter what your brand of homebrew, kit, extract, AG, cider, or wine, all are welcome. If anyone out there in the Toronto area would like to meet some fellow homebrewers then post in this...

I am getting ready to do my first All Grain Brew. I have been brewing for about a year now and done 5 great extract brews. I have done all my research into the techniques and I only need two more pieces of equipment. In Ontario, this Monday is a civic holiday so I want to have everything ready...

If you are like most working stiffs, you probably have some time off around the holidays. If you are like most brewers, you have probably planned what you are going to brew with this time. Post your plans, I'll start us off. - Bottling a Stout that bubbling away right now 5 gal - Start a...

This is a cranberry apple cider. It has a nice sweet but tart taste to it. Best served chilled, in a wine glass. Great autumn drink. Accompanied best by cheese, wool sweaters and a brew-pup on your lap. Batch - 1 gal (3.75 L) Growler Bill of Goods: CAN$ 7.50 (Approximate) 2 L Apple...

In the summer, my very first batch of cider came up. When I was bottling I ran out of empties bottle to use, so I quickly cleaned a 2 L pop bottle and emptied the rest in there. Once I had an empty wine bottle, I decided to try something. I have head about racking different fermented...

I recently back sweetened a cider, but when I dropped my hydrometer on it, of course, I was reading all of the fresh sugars. I may want to do this for a beer that's racked right now but I have a question. How do I accurately read the Alcohol % when back sweetening? Do I read it right before I...

So I have been brewing for about 7 months now. I made three beer batches, four cider batches (3 sing gal batches and a full 5 gal) and 2 wine batches. So far, they have all been good (accept a Vanilla Apfelwein, oh boy!) but all all have a slight vinigar/sour-cider taste. The beers I have...

Hello Everyone, I am new to the hobby. A month ago my buddy and I bought a Mr. Beer kit online. Since then I have been obsessively reading homebrewtalk.com and learned so much about this amazing hobby. Last week out first brew was done. All and all it was pretty good. We used a bit to much...