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Hey guys, In another thread... we have been talking about cider apples and how much harder they seem to be getting.... But... It's good to start thinking about this stuff now - so you can have some resources come Cider Makin' Time... So... Where do you get your "Cider apples" For me.... I...

Hey all, This is going to be a strange experiment for me...... I made up a batch of Pear jelly that boiled over, started burning, and got pretty carmelly and brown/black... Burnt you may call it..... It also never thickened - though I added a *TON* of pectin and Corn Starch too.... and has...

Hey all, Just wanted to post a little message on my 2011 perry experiment. Batch details: Pear juice + 44 oz honey OG = 1.094 Batch size = 5 gallons. Yeast = Nottingham Nutrient - a few tsp of Fermax. Campden tablets used Started with 4 gallons of juice @ 1.074 12/13/10. Added...

Hey all, I finally decided that for this year -- I would finally get back to basics and quit ruining batches of "Experimental" cider... 5 gallons of 1.05 SG fruit stand apple cider is sitting in my carboy with campden tablets assassinating the wild beasties..... I am going to pour in a...

Hey all, Wanted to throw a little recent experience out there with my last batch of feed store Corn for all grain beer I am working on.... I was pouring it into my Barley crusher -- noticed some funny round looking seeds mixed in... Hey -- these don't look like corn.... I always look it...

Hey all, Just wanted to tip the group off.... If you live in Apple country -- the season has started! And... If you want to make some Cider from Apples... No better place to start than with Cheap apples... If you find an Orchard -- Ask for "Cow apples" or "Deer apples" -- they are the small...

Hey all, Started my 1st cider batch of 2010 -- I just couldn't wait till the good apples started coming out of the apple orchards.... so Sunday I started a 4-gallon batch of "Store bought apples" cider -- various flavors of bag apples... Mostly Gala, Ginger gold whatever other apples...

How come when I have wine I want to turn into Vinegar... It never does.... And when I have wine I don't want to turn to Vinegar.... of course it does. I have some fruity white wine that when I drank the 1st glass... I thought to myself... "This would make fine vinegar" ... so I sat it on...

Hey all, Was at a party this weekend... I have talked with this couple about making wine before... and my wine making "Experiments" Turns out their Uncle also makes some wine... Would I like to sample this year's vintage? .... Are you drinking it already? Yes... Then sure, I will try...