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I am visiting Florida in five weeks time from Ireland. I would love two of these glasses if you still have a couple available. Can you let me know how much for two including delivery to 34746. I have a postal address in the states. Thank you.

Hi all, We have been bottling our first years cider for a couple of weeks now. We made in total about 250 litres of cider directly from our own pressed apples. We had two different varities of apples, and blended the hard cider after fermentation to dry. We back sweetened ever so...

I just opened my Guinness kegs. They were not as simple as I thought they would be. I started by obvioulsy bleeding all the pressure out by pushing a screwdriver into the ball valve, keeping the keg on its side to prevent spray everywhere. I then used a screwdriver and hammer to tap the...

So got a bit of free time this evening and started removing the tops from the kegs. All three I have are different from the pictures on the forum. They were two Guinness kegs and one Coors keg. It took a lot of work to get the kegs apart, but I got there. How many posts do I need before I...

I think I might go electric. We are on 240V here anyway, so at least I will have the power thing sorted out. And I like the idea of semi-automation in relation to using PIDs to keep the temps right. I have never used these before. Are the hard to work out? I am looking at the barrels at...

I have been given three beer kegs, and more imprtantly the go ahead from SWMBO to build my brew setup. The problem is I don't really knwo where to start. I am planning on either building the stand out of wood. I have loads of woodworking tools. Or getting one made out of metal by a welder...

Hi all, I am new to the forum and from Northern Ireland. I just started this year, was only originally starting with cider, but since all the cider is fermenting and I like to be busy, I am planning on getting stuck into some all grain brew. The forum is great and I have spent far too...

I was a little worried about this too. I am trying to ferment my cider in Northern Ireland which is pretty cold at the minute. I have all the cider in the garage, where the current midnight temp is about 54 F. My first couple of batches seemed to stop at 1.002 and 1.004 after a month...

Yeah, everything is fermentation buckets. I have been looking at buying a couple of barrels, oak and chestnut for next seasons. I will take a few photos of the press and post them over the next few days when I am giving it a final deep clean before storage for the winter. Having access...

Just finished pressing my apples last night. Lord Lambourne, managed to get 125 litres from the 16 bushells this time, so ven better than last. I am stuck with the Youngs Cider yeast this time, I ordered enought to cover the entire season, so have it sitting and dont want to waste it. We...

Heading to Disney. We love it there. We have a small orchard at the house, and are surrounded by orchards all over the County. We have friends who own a lot of these orchards, so we have many many apples. I use plastic fermentation buckets for my primaries and secondaries. With the...

I was just logging on to see about this. Glad you got sorted out with the Yeast. If the postage is expensive, feel free to let me know in the future and I will be happy to bring any over that you have ordered and mail within the states which will, I am sure, be cheaper. I visit twice a year...

I will be in Florida. We visit a couple of times a year. Not quite the DC area I am afraid. But there would be no problem at all bringing some over for you. Just let me know. There is no where near the range of supplies over hear that you get in the States. I am hoping to start into my beer...

Checked the packet and it shows no temperature range. Very basic instructions. Does not even suggest re-hydrating the yeast. I got the yeast from a well known auction site and I think it was about $1.70 per 5g packet, which is enough for 5 gallons. If you want some, and delivery is an...

Yes, I have a little bi of water in my airlock. Not too much that it will bubble out, but enough to fill to the required level. I am using Youngs Cider Yeast. This is all it says on the packet, produced by a company who make and supply brewing essentials in the UK. This is my first Cider...

I thought the airlock thing was strange. I know my first batch fermented, because I could see a change in the SG, but I witnessed no airlock activity at all. This is the same with the stuff inthe FV's now. I wondered was it too cold? I am storing everything in the garage. I can see that the...

Thanks for the reply. We try to only use fresh picked apples from the tree, not windfalls if we can help it. We let them sit for about a week or two in the collection bins before I mill and press them. I didn't want to add anything to he juice, trying to make single variety cider. If this...

Will it continue to ferment in the secondary? I added nothing to it at all. Just racked off from the primary, leaving all the lees, gunk and scum behind. Will the bitter taste round out a little to a nice dry cider, or should I consider adding something such as honey or sugar? Would prefer to...

Hi all, This is my first post, following my first cider attempt. I have access to lots and lots of apples, so I am trying to make natural cider as much as possible. I built my own apple mill and press to start wit. My first batch was just Beauty of Bath apples. Milled and pressed enough...