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So I have a a 5 gal batch of cider from last year that has been sitting in an airlocked carboy since last fall. The cider was fermented with champagne yeast and finished dry months ago. I am looking to make it into a still spiced cider that is sweet. So I want to kill the yeast which is pretty...

So I bought an extract kit from Northern Brewer it was the American Rye Ale kit. It was supposed to be done with the 1056 american yeast but for some reason i had a pack of 1214 which is the Belgian Abbey, and I used that instead. The beer came out pretty horrible. Nice yeast aroma but bad taste...

I have bottles and can buy the corks and bails, but dont want to buy a corker. My mom makes wine and has a wing style corker. Will this work? I tried a search and everyone seems to use the floor or bench style ones. I did find a thread that ends with a pic of the corker i have and the same...

So back in March I received 1gal of pure Vermont Grade B maple syrup and 6gal of maple sap that had been run through a reverse osmosis system. Every spring I make 10gal of maple wheat beer. This year I had extra of both so I decided to experiment. I started off with 6gal of the maple sap...

I recently brewed a Grand Cru style belgian wheat beer, i used Wyeast witbier yeast and it started off great. I used a blow off tube for the time and it worked perfectly as opposed to the ommegang clone that was all over the place. it had vigourus fermentation for the first 3 days but is still...

i have about 8lbs of honey and want to make two small batches of mead, i just bought 2 1gal jugs for the mead, now is 4lbs of mead too much honey for only one gallon also if i start this batch of mead can i put it all into a 5 gal carboy to start then seperate it later or will the air space...

its my first lager attempt and i was making labatt recipe, i used wyeast pilsner yeast and pitched at about 68 degrees then put it right into the fridge which is set a 50 this was brewed on sunday afternoon and have had no activity except for everything settleing to the bottom, no air lock...

just brewed a batch of irish red ale and used wyeast 1084 irish ale yeast, i brewed sunday afternoon and it bubbling by monday morning continued till tuesday morning then has stopped bubbling, i have pressure in the fermenter but no bubbles out of the airlock so i cracked open the bucket and...

I was going to start a couple of batches i got from a local brew shop and was going over the recipe and found somethings missing. I have a Labatt Blue clone and a Trout river Rainbow Red clone. These were both copied out of Brew Your Own magazine. I had called ahead and had them setup these kits...

i have a clone brew kit of Ommegang, it has been in the bottles for at least 5 weeks and there is little to no carbonation. It has maybe an 1/8 inch og head when poured. The taste is right on but a little disappointed about the carbonation. It is supposed to in the bottle for 6 weeks according...

Well thanks to help of you guys i have sucessfully brewed 4 batches of beer since thanksgiving:mug: But i have relized that bottling is overrated, i got a good deal on a pair of kegs just your typical 5 soda kegs and i have an empty mini fridge in the basement, so lets go kegerator! The only...

i was thinking about making a batch of cream soda for my dad, i know it doesn't take too long but it would be a great fathers day present for him he is a big fan of A+W cream soda Does anyone have a good recipe?

well i have an extra small fridge just sitting in my basement and doesnt do a thing, now i'v botteled my 3rd batch of beer and the bottleing process isnt too exciting (that i can remember:drunk: ) so my question is if i make a kegerator setup how long will the beer last in it before going bad?

well thanks to you guys and the forums i ahve read i have sucsessfully made two great batches of beer SW1 and new castle, on my third i am making a clone Ommegang:) well everything went fine during the boil, but within 12 hours of being in the primary fermenter it was bubbling like crazy...

hi everyone, well i just brewing my own beer and for my first kit i used the Orange Brewery SW1 Pale Ale kit. It was setup by my local brew shop and had everything i need. The primary fermentation went by with no problems and was bubbling heavily after the first 24 hours, then slowed by day 4-5...