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I got some input on how to use up some blueberries to experiment with melomels. I have been reading about how most people crush the fruit and leave it with the must to ferment together in the primary. I happen to have a fruit press. Personally I would prefer to press the juice and toss the skins...

Last year I purchased a 5 gallon pail of honey from a local beekeeper. I used up 1 gallon with my first go at mead. Just yesterday my father-in-law showed up with 17 gallons of freshly picked blueberries for free. He said all the source is asking in return is for 1 bottle of the finished...

Last year I purchased a 5 gallon pail of honey from a local beekeeper. I used up 1 gallon with my first go at mead. Just yesterday my father-in-law showed up with 17 gallons of freshly picked blueberries for free. He said all the source is asking in return is for 1 bottle of the finished...

Last July I purchased a Kenmore chest freezer to use as my kegerator. I brewed in early August and used it initially as a fermentation chamber with a simple plug in external thermostat set to 65. Since I am going back to school, work full time, and the wife got on me about laying down some new...

I am ready to place an order with McMaster for beer and gas line but I don't know what size oetiker clamps to purchase. I ordered this (5181K42) beer line to go with a 1/4 in barb and this (5181K35) gas line to go on a 5/16 barb. I don't know how to calculate the outer diameter of the line over...

So I have my 13 cf kenmore freezer coming soon and now I need to start placing orders for all the supplies I will need. I will be building a collar for it because towers are too rich for my blood. I am initially planning on setting up a 4 tap system and expanding with more taps and kegs as I...

I just purchase a 13 cubic foot Kenmore Chest Freezer that I found on sale. I have been meaning to get a kegerator for some time and I found this freezer on sale so I took the plunge. The freezer will be coming in at the end of the week so I want to put in my order for the necessary equipment to...

I just purchased an antique wooden fruit press that was sitting in a garage for many years. It is all dusty and dirty. I would like to know the best way to clean and sanitize the wood that will come into contact with my fruit. I plan to get a stainless steel liner to collect the juice for ease...

I have read about people using campden and sulfites to stop fermentation by halting yeast reproduction but I have also read about many people who still cannot stop further fermentation. I am currently brewing 5 gallons of mead and 1 gallon of blackberry wine in 1 gallon carboys and I would like...

I made my first batch of wine 1 week ago from a recipe I found online. I was looking for a sweet fruit wine. The recipe called for the following ingredients for a 1 gallon batch. 4.5 lbs blackberries 4.5 cups sugar 1 campden tablet pectic enzyme I crushed the blackberries in a muslin...